barbaric
[ bahr-bar-ik ]
/ bɑrˈbær ɪk /
adjective
without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
of, like, or befitting barbarians: a barbaric empire; barbaric practices.
crudely rich or splendid: barbaric decorations.
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barbados pride, barbara, barbarelli, giorgio, barbarian, barbarianize, barbaric, barbarism, barbarity, barbarize, barbarossa, barbarossa i
Related formsbar·bar·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·bar·bar·ic, adjectivepre·bar·bar·ic, adjective
Synonym study
1, 3. See barbarian.
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barbaric
/ (bɑːˈbærɪk) /
adjective
of or characteristic of barbarians
primitive or unsophisticated; unrestrained
brutal
Derived Formsbarbarically, adverb
Word Origin for barbaric
C15: from Latin barbaricus foreign, outlandish; see barbarous
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Word Origin and History for barbarically
barbaric
late 15c., "uncultured, uncivilized, unpolished," from French barbarique (15c.), from Latin barbaricus "foreign, strange, outlandish," from Greek barbarikos "like a foreigner," from barbaros "foreign, rude" (see barbarian). Meaning "pertaining to barbarians" is from 1660s.
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