English adjective: barbarous | |||
1. | barbarous (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | ||
Samples | A barbarous crime. Brutal beatings. Cruel tortures. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks. A savage slap. Vicious kicks. | ||
Synonyms | brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious | ||
Similar | inhumane | ||
Antonyms | humane | ||
2. | barbarous primitive in customs and culture | ||
Similar | noncivilised, noncivilized | ||
Antonyms | civilised, civilized | ||