barbarous
adjective/ˈbɑːbərəs/
/ˈbɑːrbərəs/
(formal)- extremely cruel and making you feel shocked
- the barbarous treatment of these prisoners of war
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- showing a lack of education and good manners
Word Originlate Middle English ((in sense 2)): via Latin from Greek barbaros ‘foreign’ + -ous.
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