barbaric
/bɑrˈbɛrɪk/
adjective
- Extremely cruel, brutal, or savage.
- The barbaric treatment of prisoners was condemned by human rights groups.
- The dictator's barbaric policies caused millions of deaths.
- Gladiator fights were a barbaric form of entertainment in ancient Rome.
- Uncivilized, primitive, or lacking refinement.
- The movie depicted a barbaric world where might made right.
- Some people mistakenly think that ancient cultures were completely barbaric.
- The explorers encountered a barbaric tribe that had never seen modern technology.