What is "barbarous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does barbarous mean in English? Meaning of barbarous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "barbarous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "barbarous": (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Adjective

  • Meaning: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  • Example: a barbarous crime brutal beatings cruel tortures Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks a savage slap vicious kicks
  • Synonyms: barbarous brutal cruel fell roughshod savage vicious
  • Similar: inhumane
  • Meaning of "barbarous": primitive in customs and culture

    Adjective

  • Meaning: primitive in customs and culture
  • Synonyms: barbarous
  • Similar: noncivilised noncivilized
  • Adjective: (said of language) Not classical or pure.uncivilized, unculturedLike a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant. I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs By the known rules of antient libertie, When strait a barbarous noise environs me Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs - I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs, John Milton (1673)
  • Synonyms:

    vulgar, atrocious, rude, ruthless, inhuman, cruel, brutal, vicious, barbaric, uncivilized, heartless, unsophisticated, sadistic, barbarian, coarse, ferocious, ignorant, monstrous, primitive, rough, truculent, uncivil, uncouth, uncultured, wicked, wild, inhumane, brutish, wolfish,

    Antonyms:

    inoffensive, polite, kind, compassionate, considerate, merciful, humane, cultured, civilized, educated, nice, refined, polished, sophisticated, gentle, sympathetic, feeling,

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    barbarous in English: barbarous
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