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barbarous

[bahr-ber-uhs] / ˈbɑr bər əs /


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We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

But the gains in that barbarous relic, gold, have surpassed the AI-powered stock bull run.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Everyone was looking at the culprit, the younger staff in shock, his peers with shades of anger, Saron faintly smiling, barbarous with his own power.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said “We will hit oligarchs and individuals closely associated with the Putin regime and his barbarous war.”

From BBC Mar. 22, 2022

They’d put the bad mouth on their aunt’s first American day; you had to sweeten their noisy barbarous mouths.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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