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barbarous

adjective

«barbarous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Barbarous means very cruel, savage or uncivilised, without pity for others. It is a formal, rather old word. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a barbarous ruler is cruel, and a hero stands up to stop him

Examples

The king's barbarous laws made the people weep. tree →
Stop this barbarous practice at once! tree →
It was a barbarous act to leave the old dog out in the cold. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «barbarous» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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