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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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   May 9, 2024 · barbarous: [adjective] uncivilized. lacking culture or refinement : philistine.

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   barbarous: 1 adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering “a barbarous crime” Synonyms: brutal , cruel , fell , roughshod , savage , vicious inhumane lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion adj primitive in customs and culture Synonyms: noncivilised , noncivilized not having a high state of culture ...

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    Barbarous definition: Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.

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