barbarous
adjective
bar·ba·rous
ˈbär-b(ə-)rəs 
1
a
b
: lacking culture or refinement : philistine
2
: characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms
barbarous language
3
: mercilessly harsh or cruel
barbarous crimes
barbarously
adverb
barbarousness
noun
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Examples of barbarous in a Sentence
a monarch resorting to whatever barbarous means he deemed necessary to protect his throne
an aunt who abhors barbarous behavior such as eating with your fingers
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Experts told PolitiFact such narratives painting Haiti as a barbarous country are not new and are racist attempts to dehumanize Haitians.
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Jeff Cercone, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Sep. 2024
Treating barbarous body horror as something embedded in us deeper than the mutual love of a partner, especially when it’s done without the theatrical or exploitation trappings, makes for one of the New French Extremity’s most troubling works.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
How does Reed manage to revisit some of the world’s most barbarous acts without succumbing to despair?
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Netanyahu has voiced that idea repeatedly, both before and after the Hamas attack on October 7 — the idea that Israel is a bastion of Western civilization in an uncivilized, backward, and barbarous region.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 9 May 2024
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Jeff Cercone, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Sep. 2024
Treating barbarous body horror as something embedded in us deeper than the mutual love of a partner, especially when it’s done without the theatrical or exploitation trappings, makes for one of the New French Extremity’s most troubling works.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
How does Reed manage to revisit some of the world’s most barbarous acts without succumbing to despair?
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Netanyahu has voiced that idea repeatedly, both before and after the Hamas attack on October 7 — the idea that Israel is a bastion of Western civilization in an uncivilized, backward, and barbarous region.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 9 May 2024
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“Barbarous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbarous. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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