barbarous
adjective
uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
barbarousness
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a word derived from
barbarous.
Example Sentences
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Few constructions, though, can match “bleisure” for barbarousness.
From Economist ● Jun. 13, 2017
Curious enough, but still more scandalous, that we should have the impudence to talk of our humanity, and our civilization, and of the barbarousness of our forefathers.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett
His grotesque figure and dress, representing, so it seems to me at the moment, a speck of civilization among the barbarousness of my surroundings, is quite a relief to the senses.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
I would very fain have the words that the Lords used of my barbarousness in accusing him falsely.'
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
