English > barbarous: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. |
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| Example | "a barbarous crime" |
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| Synonyms | brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious |
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| Broader | inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion |
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| Spanish | atroz, bárbaro, brutal, cruel, feroz, salvaje |
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| Catalan | atroç, bàrbar, brutal, cruel, feroç, ferotge, salvatge |
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| Nouns | barbarousness | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane |
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| Adverbs | barbarously | in a barbarous / barbarous manner |
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