adjective
- extremely cruel or brutal
- lacking culture or refinement; uncivilized
Examples
- The barbarous treatment of prisoners shocked the international community.
- Ancient historians described the barbarous customs of distant tribes.
- The dictator’s barbarous regime terrorized the population for decades.
- She considered his table manners barbarous and embarrassing.
- The barbarous attack left the village in ruins.
- Critics called the new building’s design barbarous and tasteless.