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/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeəɹɪəs/ · adjective
(dated, before 20th century, now literary) barbarous, barbaric..
During that calamitous period, every instant of time was marked, every province of the Roman world was afflicted, by barbarious invaders and military tyrants, and the ruined empire seemed to approach the last and fatal moment of its dissolution.
"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.
Use barbarious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Barbarious means (dated, before 20th century, now literary) barbarous, barbaric..
Common synonyms include barbarian, heathen, pagan, animalistic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
During that calamitous period, every instant of time was marked, every province of the Roman world was afflicted, by barbarious invaders and military tyrants, and the ruined empire seemed to approach the last and fatal moment of its dissolution.
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