Barbaric
(adjective)
Crude, uncivilized, and savage in nature or behavior; lacking refinement or sophistication.
Origin:
From latin barbaricus, meaning 'foreign, non-roman, savage'.
Examples:
- The conquerors were horrified by the barbaric practices of the indigenous people.
- The city was sacked by a barbaric horde that showed no mercy to the inhabitants.
- The barbarians burned the libraries and destroyed all the works of art, leaving behind a desolate wasteland.
- The war was characterized by barbaric acts of violence and cruelty that shocked the world.
- The people lived in fear of the barbaric raids that terrorized the countryside, destroying everything in their path.