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Barbarious - What does it mean?

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barbarious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • barbarous, barbaric.
  • * 1776 ,
    • During that calamitous period, every instant of time was marked, every province of the Roman world was afflicted, by barbarious invaders and military tyrants, and the ruined empire seemed to approach the last and fatal moment of its dissolution.
  • * 1874 , , page 219
  • *:"Well, it seems a barbarious practice enough to us, but I daresay the natives think nothing o' it," said Matthew.
  • * 1941 , , The Colossus of Maroussi , page 143
    • The game is played out, the figures have melted away, the lines are frazzled, the board is mildewed. Everything has become barbarious again.

    Usage notes

    * Sometimes considered non-standard.

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