Synonyms: barbarous
Definition: primitive in customs and culture
Similar words: noncivilised, noncivilized
Definition: not having a high state of culture and social development
Synonyms: brutal, barbarous, cruel, vicious, savage, roughshod, fell
Definition: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Usage: a barbarous crime; brutal beatings; cruel tortures; Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks; a savage slap; vicious kicks
Similar words: inhumane
Definition: lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion
Usage: humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used