barbarity
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ɪ noun, plural bar·bar·i·ties.
1.
brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty.
2.
an act or instance of cruelty or inhumanity.
3.
crudity of style, taste, expression, etc.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the state or condition of being barbaric or barbarous |
| 2. | a brutal or vicious act |
| 3. | a crude or unsophisticated quality, style, expression, etc |
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Barbarity
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Word Origin & History
barbarity
1560s, "want of civilization," from L. barbarus (see barbarian). Meaning "savage cruelty" is recorded from 1680s.
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Example sentences
But, though they might have recourse to barbarity as an expedient, they did not require it as a stimulant.
The alleged barbarity of this method of punishment is net a tenable objection.
Barbarity in history is no excuse for barbarity today.
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