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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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   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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   The meaning of BARBAROUS is uncivilized. How to use barbarous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Barbarous.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARBAROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.

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   Barbarous can describe a terrible, savage act, like mass murder or torture, but it can also describe people who are uncultured. It sounds better if you say it in a British accent. If a tribe of people who knew nothing about the modern world were discovered, they would be considered barbarous.

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   adj. 1. uncivilized; wild; savage. 2. savagely cruel or harsh: barbarous treatment of war prisoners. 3. full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: wild and barbarous music. 4. not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language. 5. foreign; alien.

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   Jun 3, 2024 · barbarous ( comparative more barbarous, superlative most barbarous) (said of language) Not classical or pure . Uncivilized, uncultured . Mercilessly or impudently violent or cruel, savage . Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant .

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    Definition of barbarous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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