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Comparative
more barbaric
Superlative
most barbaric
1
behaving in a cruel or uncivilized manner
- The barbaric dictator ruthlessly suppressed dissent and committed atrocities against their own people.
- His barbaric treatment of animals shocked and appalled animal rights activists.
- The barbaric gang engaged in acts of violence and intimidation to assert their dominance.
- Her barbaric behavior towards her employees created a toxic work environment.
2
(of actions, conditions, etc.) savagely cruel, brutal, or uncivilized
- The regime’s barbaric treatment of prisoners shocked the world.
- He was condemned for his barbaric acts of violence against innocent civilians.
- The public was horrified by the barbaric conditions in which the animals were kept.
- Medieval punishments were often barbaric, involving intense physical suffering.
- The dictator’s barbaric methods silenced any opposition with ruthless force.