barbarous
/ˈbɑːrbərəs/
adjective
- Extremely cruel or violent; savagely brutal.
- The barbarous treatment of prisoners shocked the world.
- The movie showed the barbarous reality of war.
- Historians described the ancient ruler's barbarous methods of punishment.
- Uncivilized or primitive; lacking culture or refinement.
- The explorers thought the local customs were barbarous, but they were simply different.
- The novel contrasts the barbarous tribes with the so-called civilized invaders.
- Some people still hold the barbarous belief that certain groups are inferior.
- Harsh or jarring in sound or appearance; unpleasantly rough.
- His barbarous singing voice cleared the room.
- She found the modern architecture barbarous compared to the old buildings.
- The barbarous noise of the construction site made it impossible to concentrate.