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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 | ||
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