Barbarous and Native

Barbarous

Barbarous adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Native and barbarous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Barbarous".

Native

Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

Barbarous and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barbarous" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Tales of MU Eloquent in My Native Tongue: Suzi, when speaking in her native Yokano; see You No Take Candle below for the converse.I do not see why we are forced to converse in the barbarous idiom of the coarse westerners even among ourselves.
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