uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.

savagely cruel or harsh

The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment.

full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant

an evening of wild and barbarous music.

not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language.

foreign; alien.

(among ancient Greeks) designating a person or thing of non-Greek origin.

adjective

civilized , cultured , educated , kind , nice , polite , refined , sophisticated

adjective

atrocious , barbarian , barbaric , brutal , brutish , coarse , cruel , ferocious , heartless , ignorant , inhuman , inhumane , monstrous , primitive , rough , rude , ruthless , sadistic , truculent , uncivil , uncivilized , uncouth , uncultured , unsophisticated , vicious , vulgar , wicked , wild , wolfishnotes:barbaric pertains to crudeness and uncivility (based on greek barbaros \'foreign\'); barbarous pertains to cruelty , harshness , and immorality , savage , uncultivated , bestial , fell , feral , wolfish , hunnish , impolite , mean , outlandish , slavish , unholy , unpolished