Definition of Barbarous. Meaning of Barbarous. Synonyms of Barbarous

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Barbarous. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Barbarous and, of course, Barbarous synonyms and on the right images related to the word Barbarous.

Definition of Barbarous

Barbarous
Barbarous Bar"ba*rous, a. [L. barbarus, Gr. ?, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. Brave, a.] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country. 2. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. [Obs.] Barbarous gold. --Dryden. 3. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless. By their barbarous usage he died within a few days, to the grief of all that knew him. --Clarendon. 4. Contrary to the pure idioms of a language. A barbarous expression --G. Campbell. Syn: Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored; ignorant; merciless; brutal. See Ferocious.

Meaning of Barbarous from wikipedia

- Look up barbarism, barbarity, or barbarous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barbarism, barbarity, or barbarous may refer to: Barbarism (linguistics)...
- Barbarous radiates are imitations of the antonini****, a type of coin issued during the Roman Empire, which are so named due to their crude style and...
- barbarous name (Latin: nomen barbarum; pl. nomina barbara) is a meaningless (or seemingly meaningless) word used in magic rituals. The term barbarous...
- Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses (Gr****: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μπαρμπαρούσης; born 19 February 1990) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays...
- The Barbarous Barber Genre drama play Running time 20 mins Country of origin Australia Language(s) English Home station 3LO Starring J.H. Booth Written...
- extension cord and hangs herself in an elevator shaft. 5 5 "The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design" Aoife McArdle Anna Ouyang Moench March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)...
- Barbary Coast.] Obs. †b. Barbary pirates & A Barbary horse. Obs. The OED barbarous entry summarizes the semantic history. "The sense-development in ancient...
- 31, 1948) was an American publisher, journalist, and author. His book Barbarous Mexico helped discredit Mexican President Porfirio Díaz's regime in the...
- Barbarous English Fayre is a compilation album by the British band King of the Slums. Originally released on vinyl only in June 1989 on the Play Hard...
- Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided...