Barbarousness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being barbarous, Rudeness or incivility of manners. Impurity of language.
  • noun. It is much degenerated, as touching the pureness of speech; being overgrown with barbarousness. Brerewood. Cruelty; inhumanity; barbarity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being barbarous.
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  • noun. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
  • Word Usage
    "Yes, but you gave that as a response to my question about what basis there is for believing banning racist works “can * prevent* or * slow down* descent into barbarousness” (your words)."
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