Definition of barbarously - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

crueltyin a cruel or savage manner

The invaders treated the villagers barbarously..

brutally

savagely

culturein an uncivilized or primitive manner

The tribe was described barbarously by the explorers.

brutally

cruelly

savagely

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Origin of barbarously

Latin, barbarus (foreign) + ly (manner)

Examples of barbarously in a sentence

He spoke barbarously to his subordinates.
The ancient rituals were described barbarously in the text.
The novel depicted the invaders acting barbarously.

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French:cruellement, de manière barbare, ...
German:grausam, ...
Italian:crudelmente, barbaramente, ...
Spanish:cruelmente, salvajemente, ...
Portuguese:cruelmente, de forma bárbara, ...
Chinese:野蛮地, 粗鲁地, ...
Japanese:残忍に, 未開に, ...
Arabic:بِوَحْشِيَّة, بهمجية, ...
Hebrew:בְּאַכְזָרִיּוּת, בְּצוּרָה בַּרְבָּרִית, ...
Russian:жестоко, ...
Ukrainian:жорстоко, ...
Hindi:क्रूरता से, असभ्य तरीके से, ...
Bengali:নিষ্ঠুরভাবে, অসভ্যভাবে, ...
Catalan:bàrbarament, salvatgement, ...
Czech:barbarsky, necivilizovaně, ...
Danish:grusomt, primitivt, ...
Dutch:barbaars, ...
Greek:βάρβαρα, βαρβαρικά, ...
Hungarian:barbárul, barbár módon, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងព្រៃផ្សៃ, តាមបែបព្រៃផ្សៃ ឬមិនស៊ីវិល័យ, ...
Korean:잔인하게, 야만적으로, ...
Persian:به طرز وحشیانه, وحشیانه, ...
Polish:barbarzyńsko, ...
Portuguese (BR):cruelmente, de forma bárbara, ...
Romanian:barbar, necivilizat, ...
Swedish:barbariskt, ...
Thai:อย่างโหดร้าย, อย่างป่าเถื่อน, ...
Turkish:zalimce, barbarca, ...
Vietnamese:tàn bạo, một cách man rợ, ...

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