n. [ F. sauvagerie. ] 1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. [ 1913 Webster ]
A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. [ 1913 Webster ]
The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]