Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Barbarous

• (a.) Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.
• (a.) Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste.
• (a.) Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.
• (a.) Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.

Synonyms of Barbarous

• Brutal
• Cruel
• Fell
• Roughshod
• Savage
• Vicious

Antonyms of Barbarous

Homophones of Barbarous