ALL meanings of barbarous
bar·ba·rous
B b - adjective barbarous characterized by substandard usages in speaking or writing 3
- adjective barbarous characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization 3
- adjective barbarous uncultured, crude, coarse, rough, etc. 3
- adjective barbarous cruel; brutal 3
- adjective barbarous harsh in sound; raucous 3
- adjective barbarous If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized. 3
- adjective barbarous If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel. 3
- adjective barbarous uncivilized; primitive 3
- adjective barbarous brutal or cruel 3
- adjective barbarous lacking refinement 3
- adjective barbarous foreign or alien; in the ancient world, non-Greek, non-Roman, or non-Christian 3
- adjective barbarous savage, uncivilized 1
- noun barbarous Savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal. 1
- adjective barbarous uncivilized; wild; savage; crude. 1
- adjective barbarous savagely cruel or harsh: The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment. 1
- adjective barbarous full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: an evening of wild and barbarous music. 1
- adjective barbarous not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language. 1
- adjective barbarous foreign; alien. 1
- adjective barbarous (among ancient Greeks) designating a person or thing of non-Greek origin. 1
- adjective barbarous (said of language) Not classical or pure. 0
- adjective barbarous uncivilized, uncultured. 0
- adjective barbarous Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant. 0