Meaning & Definition of Barbarous in English
English⟶
Barbarous
/bɑrbərəs/
adjective
1. (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"
synonym:
- barbarous,
- brutal,
- cruel,
- fell,
- roughshod,
- savage,
- vicious
2. Primitive in customs and culture
synonym:
- barbarous
Examples of using
There are still barbarous nations.