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1
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
- a monarch resorting to whatever barbarous means he deemed necessary to protect his throne
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2
not civilized
- an aunt who abhors barbarous behavior such as eating with your fingers
Synonyms for barbarous
- barbarian,
- barbaric,
- heathen,
- heathenish,
- natural,
- Neanderthal
- (or Neandertal),
- rude,
- savage,
- uncivil,
- uncivilized,
- uncultivated,
- wild
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The first known use of barbarous was in the 15th century
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