Difference between Barbarous and Fell

What is the difference between Barbarous and Fell?

Barbarous as an adjective is not classical or pure. while Fell as an adjective is fierce, savage (e.g., one fell swoop)

Barbarous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not classical or pure. uncivilized, uncultured Like a barbarian, especially in sound; noisy, dissonant.

Fell

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: That portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched downAn animal skin, hideA rocky ridge or chain of mountains. (archaic or British English)A wild field or upland moor (archaic or British English)

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: fierce, savage (e.g., one fell swoop)(Scot) Pungent.Having an extremely cruel or irrational trait

Example sentence: In my dreams and visions, I seemed to see a line, and on the other side of that line were green fields, and lovely flowers, and beautiful white ladies, who stretched out their arms to me over the line, but I couldn't reach them no-how. I always fell before I got to the line.

We hope you now know whether to use Barbarous or Fell in your sentence.

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