barbarous synonyms

barbarous

modif.

  1. Characterized by cruelty

    cruel, inhuman, brutal, fierce; see cruel 1.

  2. Uncivilized

    barbaric, rude, unsophisticated; see barbarian 1, primitive 3. See syn. study at barbarian.

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