BARBAROUS


Meaning of BARBAROUS in English

bar ‧ bar ‧ ous /ˈbɑːb ə rəs $ ˈbɑːr-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: barbarus , from Greek barbaros 'foreign' ]

1 . extremely cruel in a way that is shocking SYN barbaric :

The trade in exotic birds is barbarous.

2 . wild and not ↑ civilized :

a savage barbarous people

—barbarously adverb

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