Grievous vs Barbarous - What's the difference?
grievous | barbarous | Related terms |
Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
* 1883 ,
Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
Not classical or pure.
uncivilized, uncultured
Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.
Grievous is a related term of barbarous.
As adjectives the difference between grievous and barbarous
is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while barbarous is not classical or pure.grievous
English
Alternative forms
* greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)Adjective
(en adjective)- As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
Synonyms
* See alsobarbarous
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete) barbarouseAdjective
(en adjective)- 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)