bar|ba|rous

bar|ba|rous
bar|ba|rous «BAHR buhr uhs», adjective.
1. not civilized; savage: »

Cannibals are barbarous people.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under barbarian. (Cf. ↑barbarian)
2. savagely cruel; brutal: »

Torture of prisoners is a barbarous practice.

3. rough and rude; coarse; unrefined: »

The early fur trappers were more barbarous than the Indians they fought.

4. not in accepted use: »

His barbarous speech included “irregardless” and “he don't.”

6. (of Greek or Latin) not classical or pure; abounding in barbarisms.
╂[< Latin barbarus (with English -ous) < Greek bárbaros foreign, (originally) stammering]
–bar´ba|rous|ly, adverb.
–bar´ba|rous|ness, noun.

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