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barbarous

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1. barbarous - Adjective

2. barbarous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.

Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste.

Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.

Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a barbarous crime Source: Internet

brutal beatings Source: Internet

cruel tortures Source: Internet

Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks Source: Internet

a savage slap Source: Internet

vicious kicks Source: Internet

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