"barbarious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeəɹɪəs/ Forms: more barbarious [comparative], most barbarious [superlative]
Etymology: Possibly from barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”), or combining barbaric and barbarous. Etymology templates: {{m|en|barbary||barbarian, non-Christian}} barbary (“barbarian, non-Christian”), {{m|en|barbaric}} barbaric, {{m|en|barbarous}} barbarous Head templates: {{en-adj}} barbarious (comparative more barbarious, superlative most barbarious)
  1. (dated, before 20th century, now literary) barbarous, barbaric. Tags: dated, literary, obsolete
    Sense id: en-barbarious-en-adj-Kt6Kjlnl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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