Barbarous
Barbarous adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the barbarous treatment of the native peoples of the New World by those bent on conquest at any cost
Bloodthirsty is a synonym for barbarous in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Bloodthirsty" instead an adjective "Barbarous", when it comes to topics like cruel, bloody.
Bloodthirsty
Bloodthirsty adjective - Eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing.
Usage example: the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutal and barbarous
- brutal and bloodthirsty
- barbaric and barbarous
- barbaric and bloodthirsty
- savage and barbarous
- savage and bloodthirsty
- barbarian and barbarous
- barbarian and bloodthirsty
- wild and barbarous
- wild and bloodthirsty
- uncivilized and barbarous
- uncivilized and bloodthirsty
- vicious and barbarous
- vicious and bloodthirsty
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