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
Heavy-handed and barbarous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy-handed" instead an adjective "Barbarous".
Heavy-handed
Heavy-handed adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Barbarous and heavy-handed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarous" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-handed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crude and barbarous
- crude and heavy-handed
- rude and barbarous
- rude and heavy-handed
- coarse and barbarous
- coarse and heavy-handed
- boorish and barbarous
- boorish and heavy-handed
- harsh and barbarous
- harsh and heavy-handed
- uncouth and barbarous
- uncouth and heavy-handed
- rough and barbarous
- rough and heavy-handed
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