barbaric
adjectivemasculine/bɐɾˈbaɾu/medium
bar·ba·ro
Definitions
-2Savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.
The treatment of the prisoners was described as barbaric.
Such barbaric acts have no place in a civilized society.
Common collocations
barbaric actbarbaric treatmentbarbaric cruelty
-1A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).
The Roman legions fought against the barbarian tribes at the frontier.
Barbarian invasions changed the map of Europe.
Common collocations
barbarian tribesbarbarian invasionsbarbarian hordes
Etymology
Do latim 'barbarus', do grego 'bárbaros' ('estrangeiro, não grego').