definition of
barbarous

[1] #1 barbarous s. [brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious] (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks". wn

[2] #2 barbarous s. primitive in customs and culture. wn