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   barbarous

   /ˈbɑːb(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely brutal: "many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards" Similar cruelbrutalbarbaricbrutishbestialsavageviciousfierceferociouswickednastyruthlessremorselessmercilessvillainousmurderousheinousnefariousmonstrousbaselowlow-downvileinhumaninfernaldarkblackblack-heartedfiendishhellishdiabolicalghastlyhorribleOpposite benevolent
   • 2. primitive and uncivilized: "a remote and barbarous country" Similar uncivilizedprimitiveunsophisticatedbarbaricheathenwildbrutishNeanderthalbarbarianthuggishloutishuncouthcoarseroughboorishoafishvulgararchaic:rudeOpposite civilized
   • ▪ (of language) coarse and unrefined: "avoiding barbarous sentences or ambiguities"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in barbarous (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek barbaros ‘foreign’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. barbarously adverb
   • 2. barbarousness noun

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   BARBAROUS definition: 1. extremely cruel or unpleasant, or failing to reach acceptable social standards: 2. extremely…. Learn more.

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   May 9, 2024 · The meaning of BARBAROUS is uncivilized. How to use barbarous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Barbarous.

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   savagely cruel or harsh: The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment. Synonyms: brutal, inhuman, ferocious. full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: an evening of wild and barbarous music. not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language. foreign; alien.

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   1. Obsolete. foreign or alien; in the ancient world, non-Greek, non-Roman, or non-Christian. 2. characterized by substandard usages in speaking or writing. 3. characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization. 4. uncultured, crude, coarse, rough, etc.

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   adj. 1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized. 2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse: inappropriate, barbarous behavior. 3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel: a barbarous punishment; a barbarous tyrant. 4. Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.

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   To be barbarous is to be vicious and cruel or simply uncivilized. Wearing a leopard-pelt skirt and swatting at people with a wooden club is barbarous, and so is eating spaghetti with your hands.

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    Barbarous Definition. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized. Foreign or alien; in the ancient world, non-Greek, non-Roman, or non-Christian. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse.

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    A complete guide to the word "BARBAROUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.