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Barbarous

/bˈɑrbərəs/
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(adj) Not classical or pure.

There are still barbarous nations.
In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man is.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The act was so ____ that it was condemned by everyone in the town.

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