barbarious

adj
/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeəɹɪəs/

Etymology

Possibly from barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”), or combining barbaric and barbarous.

Definitions

  1. barbarous, barbaric.

    • "Well, it seems a barbarious practice enough to us, but I daresay the natives think nothing o' it," said Matthew.
    • The game is played out, the figures have melted away, the lines are frazzled, the board is mildewed. Everything has become barbarious again.

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