 barbarous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | |
| Synonyms: | savage vicious cruel brutal roughshod fell | |
| Examples: | "a barbarous crime" "brutal beatings" "cruel tortures" "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" "a savage slap" "vicious kicks" |
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| Related terms: | inhumane | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] primitive in customs and culture | |
| Related terms: | noncivilized | |
| Similar spelling: |
barbarously Barbaro Barbar Barbarossa barbarism barbarise Barbero Barbary Barbara Barberio barbaric Barbarea barbarize barbarity barbarian barber Barbra barbershop Barbera Barbary_ape Barbour Barbier |
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