barbarousness

Definition of Barbarousness in English :

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Barbarousness

adjective

1.

uncivilized; primitive

2.

brutal or cruel

3.

lacking refinement

adjective

1. Obsolete

foreign or alien; in the ancient world, non-Greek, non-Roman, or non-Christian

2.

characterized by substandard usages in speaking or writing

3.

characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization

4.

uncultured, crude, coarse, rough, etc.

5.

cruel; brutal

6.

harsh in sound; raucous

adj.

1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.

2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse: inappropriate, barbarous behavior.

3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel: a barbarous punishment; a barbarous tyrant.

4. Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.