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    [Adjective]  | "bar*ba*rous" | \ ˈbär-b(ə-)rəs \


    1: uncivilized

    2: lacking culture or refinement : philistine

    3: characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros foreign, ignorant;

    [Adjective]  | "barbarous" 


    1: having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others;


      * e.g., " ... a monarch resorting to whatever barbarous means he deemed necessary to protect his throne "




    2: not civilized;


      * e.g., " ... an aunt who abhors barbarous behavior such as eating with your fingers "




     [ "barbarous" ]

    1:  Primitive in culture and customs; uncivilized.

      * e.g.,  ... In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man. Nietzsche 

     [ "barbarous" ]

    2:  Lacking refinement or culture; coarse.

     [ "barbarous" ]

    3:  Characterized by savagery; very cruel or brutal.

     [ "Barbarism" ]

    1: The condition of having no civilizing influences or refined culture; ignorance or crudity; savage violence or cruelty.

      * e.g.,  ... With their gun culture, Americans never really outgrew barbarism. 

     [ "barbaric" ]

    1: Same as "savage," but for the more sophisticated crowd: bad-ass, cool.

      * e.g.,  ... I had some awesome pizza today. Shit was barbaric. 

     [ "Barbaric" ]

    1: The word that Hermoine says in Harry Potter.

      * e.g.,  ... Hermoine: “THATS TOTALLY BARBARIC!!” 

     [ "Barbaric" ]

    2: Means uncivilised, inferior

     [ "barbar" ]

    1: A shortened and more pleasant-sounding version of the word "barbarian". Used to describe someone who lacks manners and/or common sense. The term is used to refer to people who may be in earshot but probably won't know the word's meaning. Could also mean stupid, foolish, messy,

      * e.g.,  ... My god, look at that girl cramming food in her mouth. It's all over her face and her shirt, she's a total barbar! 

     [ "barbaric" ]

    1: Uncivilized or unsophisticated when compared to highly developed civilizations

      * e.g.,  ... Modern day Middle Easterners who resort to brutally beheading westerners and others are to be considered barbaric by anyone's standards. 

     [ "barbaric" ]

    1: very brutal, dangerous, showing no mercy

      * e.g.,  ... Places like Hillbrow are full of barbarians who can rob you death. That place is so barbaric 

     [ "Barbar" ]

    1: It means anything you want it to. Absolutely anything. It's usually used to get out of unfortunate situations, or to just be a dick!

      * e.g.,  ... Wife: Honey, do you wanna have kids? 

     [ "Barbars" ]

    1:  Breasts

      * e.g.,  ... He was staring at my barbars 

     [ "Barbarality" ]

    1: A fatal blow in a barbaric style

      * e.g.,  ... D_State_NZ, Abramelin666, Sonter-Raiden, and Manako-One, Battling_Bard ended Bone's Red Dead career with a barbarality 

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