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Definitions for Barbarous
[1] uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
[2] savagely cruel or harsh: The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment.
[3] full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: an evening of wild and barbarous music.
[4] not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language.
[5] foreign; alien.
[6] (among ancient Greeks) designating a person or thing of non-Greek origin.
[7] uncivilized; primitive
[8] brutal or cruel
[9] lacking refinement
Words related to Barbarous
vulgar, atrocious, rude, ruthless, inhuman, cruel, brutal, vicious, barbaric, uncivilized, heartless, unsophisticated, sadistic, inhumane, barbarian, coarse, ferocious, ignorant, monstrous, primitive
Words nearby Barbarous
barbarity, barbarize, barbarossa, barbarossa i, barbarossa ii, barbarous, barbary, barbary ape, barbary coast, barbary coast wars, barbary fig
Origin of Barbarous
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin barbarus < Greek bárbaros non-Greek, foreign, barbarian; akin to Sanskrit barbara stammering, non-Aryan; see -ous
Other words from Barbarous
bar·ba·rous·ly , adverb
bar·ba·rous·ness , noun
hy·per·bar·bar·ous , adjective
hy·per·bar·bar·ous·ly , adverb
hy·per·bar·bar·ous·ness , noun
non·bar·ba·rous , adjective
non·bar·ba·rous·ly , adverb
non·bar·ba·rous·ness , noun
pre·bar·ba·rous , adjective
pre·bar·ba·rous·ly , adverb
pre·bar·ba·rous·ness , noun
un·bar·ba·rous , adjective
un·bar·ba·rous·ly , adverb
un·bar·ba·rous·ness , noun
Word origin for Barbarous
C15: via Latin from Greek barbaros barbarian, non-Greek, in origin imitative of incomprehensible speech; compare Sanskrit barbara stammering, non-Aryan
Synonyms for Barbarous
atrocious, barbaric, brutal, cruel, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, rude, ruthless, sadistic, uncivilized, unsophisticated, vicious, vulgar, barbarian, brutish, coarse, ferocious, ignorant, monstrous, primitive, rough, truculent, uncivil, uncouth, uncultured, wicked, wild, wolfish