barbaric
Example Sentences
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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says while there is clearly an audience for the sport, "it's a little bit barbaric for me, I am a boxing purist".
From BBC
"What happened was barbaric, deplorable and shameful. We want the strictest punishment for those responsible," said Badshah Mian, managing director of Pioneer Knitwear.
From BBC
This statement, spoken through mechanical narration that makes it all the more barbaric, made my heart sink and my teeth grit.
From Salon
In his journal, Perry described the performance as "barbaric", performed by wrestlers "more like bulls than humans".
From Barron's
One reason may be that many of the incarcerated are in bad shape and would embarrass the barbaric Ms. Rodríguez, who tries to cultivate a persona of civility by dressing like Imelda Marcos.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
