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   barbaric

   /bɑːˈbarɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. savagely cruel: "he carried out barbaric acts in the name of war" Similar cruelbrutalbarbarousbrutishbestialsavageviciousfierceferociouswickednastyruthlessremorselessmercilessvillainousmurderousheinousnefariousmonstrousbaselowlow-downvileinhumaninfernaldarkblackblack-heartedfiendishhellishdiabolicalghastlyhorribleOpposite benevolent
   • 2. primitive; unsophisticated: "the barbaric splendour he found in civilizations since destroyed" Similar uncivilizedprimitiveunsophisticatedbarbarousheathenwildbrutishNeanderthalbarbarianthuggishloutishuncouthcoarseroughboorishoafishvulgararchaic:rudeOpposite civilized
   • ▪ uncivilized and uncultured: "drinking undiluted wine was considered barbaric"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘a barbarian’): from Old French barbarique, or via Latin from Greek barbarikos, from barbaros ‘foreign’ (especially with reference to speech).

   Derivatives

   • 1. barbarically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   BARBARIC definition: 1. extremely cruel and unpleasant: 2. extremely cruel and unpleasant: 3. extremely cruel: . Learn more.

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   barbaric: [adjective] of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians. possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive (see 1primitive 2c) culture but less ...

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   barbaric: 1 adj without civilizing influences “ barbaric practices” Synonyms: barbarian , savage , uncivilised , uncivilized , wild noncivilised , noncivilized not having a high state of culture and social development adj unrestrained and crudely rich “ barbaric use of color or ornament” Synonyms: tasteless lacking aesthetic or social taste

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   Barbaric definition: without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive. See examples of BARBARIC used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › barbaricBARBARIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. of or characteristic of barbarians 2. primitive or unsophisticated; unrestrained 3. brutal.... Click for more definitions.

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   BARBARIC meaning: 1. extremely cruel and unpleasant: 2. extremely cruel and unpleasant: 3. extremely cruel: . Learn more.

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   Definition of barbaric adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.