BARBAROUS


Meaning of BARBAROUS in English

/ ˈbɑːbərəs; NAmE ˈbɑːrb-/ adjective ( formal )

1.

extremely cruel and shocking :

the barbarous treatment of these prisoners of war

2.

showing a lack of education and good manners

►  bar·bar·ous·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek barbaros foreign + -ous .

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