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barbarous definition
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Grep of noun barbarous barbarousness Overview of adj barbarous The adj barbarous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((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") 2. barbarous -- (primitive in customs and culture) Antonyms of adj barbarous 2 senses of barbarous Sense 1 barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious INDIRECT (VIA inhumane) -> humane Sense 2 barbarous INDIRECT (VIA noncivilized) -> civilized, civilised Similarity of adj barbarous 2 senses of barbarous Sense 1 barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious => inhumane (vs. humane) Sense 2 barbarous => noncivilized (vs. civilized), noncivilised Attributes of adj barbarous Familiarity of adj barbarous barbarous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj barbarous barbarous Overview of adj barbarous The adj barbarous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((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") 2. barbarous -- (primitive in customs and culture)
barbarous definition
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