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barbaric

[ bahr-bar-ik ]
/ bɑrˈbær ɪk /
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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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Origin of barbaric

1480–90; <Latin barbaricus<Greek barbarikós.See barbarous, -ic

synonym study for barbaric

1, 3. See barbarian.

OTHER WORDS FROM barbaric

bar·bar·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·bar·bar·ic, adjectivepre·bar·bar·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for barbaric

barbaric
/ (bɑːˈbærɪk) /

adjective
of or characteristic of barbarians
primitive or unsophisticated; unrestrained
brutal

Derived forms of barbaric

barbarically, adverb

Word Origin for barbaric

C15: from Latin barbaricus foreign, outlandish; see barbarous
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