1
[ adjective ] (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Synonyms

savage vicious cruel brutal roughshod fell

Examples

"a barbarous crime" "brutal beatings" "cruel tortures" "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks" "a savage slap" "vicious kicks"

Related terms

inhumane

2
[ adjective ] primitive in customs and culture

Related terms

noncivilized

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Rhymes with

prosperous homosporous preposterous ponderous sonorous heterosporous phosphorus phosphorous tetramerous rhinoceros avarice amorous arcturus traitorous adulterous slanderous herbivorous rigorous lazarus precancerous unglamorous rapturous thunderous odorous boisterous glamorous cancerous rancorous cantankerous treacherous onerous uterus murderous insectivorous lecherous timorous decorous dangerous carnivorous adventurous omnivorous viviparous ovoviviparous oviparous vigorous numerous generous humerus humorous carboniferous coniferous fossiliferous vociferous overgenerous icarus

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

barbarously Barbaro Barbar Barbarossa barbarism barbarise Barbero Barbary Barbara Barberio barbaric Barbarea barbarize barbarity barbarian barber Barbra barbershop Barbera Barbary_ape Barbour Barbier

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