barbarous

barbarous is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.
2. adjective. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste.
3. adjective. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.
4. adjective. Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.
5. adjective. primitive in customs and culture
6. adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

   "a barbarous crime"

   "brutal beatings"

   Synonyms: brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious

Synonyms

brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious

Common word forms

barbarously, barbarousness

Words from these letters

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