Barbarous
Barbarous adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Diabolical and barbarous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Diabolical" instead an adjective "Barbarous".
Diabolical
Diabolical adjective - Of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit.
Usage example: the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer
Barbarous and diabolical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarous" instead an adjective "Diabolical".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutal and barbarous
- brutal and diabolical
- barbaric and barbarous
- barbaric and diabolical
- savage and barbarous
- savage and diabolical
- monstrous and barbarous
- monstrous and diabolical
- evil and barbarous
- evil and diabolical
- beastly and barbarous
- beastly and diabolical
- vicious and barbarous
- vicious and diabolical
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