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barbarious

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeəɹɪəs/

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adj

Meaning 1

barbarous, barbaric.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, literary, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barbarian, heathen, pagan, animalistic, barbaric, barbarious, barbarous, brutal, brutish, Gothic, Gothlike, grim, heathenish, heathenly, heathenous, incivil, savage, tenebrose, truculent, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, uplandish, wolfish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Possibly from barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”), or combining barbaric and barbarous.