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1
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
- a barbaric dictator who tortured his own people with no qualms
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2
not civilized
- the barbaric forebears of modern mankind
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- barbarian,
- barbarous,
- heathen,
- heathenish,
- natural,
- Neanderthal
- (or Neandertal),
- rude,
- savage,
- uncivil,
- uncivilized,
- uncultivated,
- wild
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“Barbaric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbaric. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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