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Vehement vs Barbarous - What's the difference?

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Vehement is a related term of barbarous.


As adjectives the difference between vehement and barbarous

is that vehement is vehement while barbarous is not classical or pure.

vehement

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
  • * 2007 , Scott Smith, The Ruins , page 236
  • Amy shook her head, vehement . "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    barbarous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) barbarouse

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not classical or pure.
  • uncivilized, uncultured
  • Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.
  • I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs
    By the known rules of antient libertie,
    When strait a barbarous noise environs me
    Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs - (1673)

    Derived terms

    * barbarously * barbarousness