barbarous
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Learner's definition of BARBAROUS
[more barbarous; most barbarous]
1
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not polite or proper
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very rude or offensive
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His behavior was barbarous.
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They used barbarous language.
2
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very cruel and violent
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It was a barbarous [=barbaric] crime.
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a barbarous custom
— barbarously
adverb— barbarousness
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