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barbarous

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bar·ba·rous  (bärbr-s)
adj.
1. Primitive in culture and customs; uncivilized.
2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse.
3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel. See Synonyms at cruel.
4. Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.

[From Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros, non-Greek, foreign; see barbarism.]

barba·rous·ly adv.
barba·rous·ness n.

barbarous
Adjective
1. uncivilized: a barbarous and uninhabitable jungle
2. brutal or cruel: the barbarous tortures inflicted on them [Greek barbaros barbarian, non-Greek]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.barbarousbarbarous - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
2.barbarous - primitive in customs and culture
noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development

barbarous
Translations
barbarous [ˈbɑːbərəs] adjbárbaro

barbarous [ˈbɑːbərəs] adjbarbare, cruel(le)

barbarous [ˈbɑːbərəs] adjbarbarisch

barbarous
adj barbarous [ˈbaːbərəs]
1 uncultured and uncivilized barbarous habits. barbaars بَرْبَري، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر варварски barbarský barbarisk barbarisch βάρβαρος, απολίτιστος bárbaro matslik بی فرهنگ؛ بی تمدن moukkamainen barbare בַּרבָּרִי गंवार barbarski barbár biadab ósiðmenntaður barbaro 野蛮な 야만적인 barbariškas, laukinis barbarisks kejam barbaars barbarisk barbarzyński bárbaro barbar, săl­­ba­tic дикий barbarský barbarski varvarski barbarisk ป่าเถื่อน kaba, medeniyetsiz, uyar olmayan 粗俗的 варварський, дикий جڈ ، گنوار ا man rợ
2 brutal a barbarous assault. barbaarse وَحْشي жесток barbarský rå; barbarisk grausam κτηνώδης bárbaro jõhker بی رحم؛ ظالمانه raaka barbare אַכזָרִי बर्बर brutalan kegyetlen keji villimannlegur barbaro 残虐な 잔인한 žiaurus nežēlīgs; brutāls kasar barbaars barbarisk, barbarzyński bárbaro barbar, sân­geros жестокий barbarský, brutálny barbarski brutalan rå, grym โหดร้าย çok zalim, gaddar, vahşi 野蠻的 грубий, жорстокий وحشیانہ ، بہیمانہ tàn bạo 蛮的
n barbarousness
barbaarsheid بَرْبَريّ÷ه، وَحْشِيَّه варварство barbarství råhed die Barbarei βαρβαρότητα barbarie barbaarsus وحشیگری؛ بی رحمی barbaarisuus barbarie בַּרבָרִיוּת बर्बरता barbarizam barbárság kebiadaban villimennska barbarie 野蛮 야만스러움 barbariškumas, žiaurumas barbariskums kekasaran barbaarsheid råskap barbarzyństwo barbaridade barbarie варварство barbarstvo barbarstvo brutalnost barbari, råhet ความโหดร้ายป่าเถื่อน vahşilik, barbarlık, kabalık 粗俗 варварство وحشیانہ پن sự dã man
n barˈbarian [-ˈbeəriən]
an uncultured and uncivilized person. barbaar همجي، بربري، هَمَجي، مُتَوَحِّش варварин barbar barbar der Barbar βάρβαρος άνθρωπος bárbaro barbar آدم بی فرهنگ barbaari barbare בַּרבָּרִי असभ्य, जंगली barbar barbár barbar, orang yang biadab barbari, villimaður barbaro 野蛮人 야만인 barbaras barbars orang yang tidak bertamadun barbaar barbar barbarzyńca bárbaro barbar варвар barbar, -ka barbar varvarin barbar คนป่าเถื่อน barbar, uygar olmayan kimse 野蠻人 варвар وحشی ، اکھڑجنگلی người man rợ 蛮人
adj
barbarian customs. barbaarse غَيْر حَضاري، غَيْر مُتَمَدِّن варварски barbarský barbarisk barbarisch βάρβαρος bárbaro barbaarne وحشیانه barbaarinen barbare בַּרבָּרִי बर्बर barbarski barbár primitif villimannlegur, ósiðmenntaður barbaro 野蛮な 야만의 barbarų, barbariškas barbaru-; barbarisks pakaian orang gasar barbaars barbarisk barbarzyński bárbaro barbar варварский barbarský barbarski varvarski barbarisk ที่ป่าเถื่อน kaba, vahşi 野蠻人的 варварський وحشیانہ thô lỗ


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You will say that that was in the comparatively barbarous times; that these are barbarous times too, because also, comparatively speaking, pins are stuck in even now; that though man has now learned to see more clearly than in barbarous ages, he is still far from having learnt to act as reason and science would dictate.
As writers of travels among barbarous communities are generally very diffuse on these subjects, he deems it right to advert to what may be considered a culpable omission.
They thronged the narrow length of our schooner's decks with their ornamented and barbarous crowd, with the variegated colours of checkered sarongs, red turbans, white jackets, embroideries; with the gleam of scabbards, gold rings, charms, armlets, lance blades, and jewelled handles of their weapons.
 
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