Barbarous Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, March 23, 2017 · 24-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, March 23, 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 23, 2017 · 24-Down · 5 letters
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
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