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   Bar·bar·i·an

   /bärˈberēən/

   

   noun

   • 1. (in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian): "the city was besieged by the barbarians"
   • ▪ an uncultured or brutish person: "you arrogant barbarian!"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to ancient barbarians: "barbarian invasions"
   • ▪ uncultured; brutish.

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adjective used in a derogatory way to denote a person with different speech and customs): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus (see barbarous).

   Derivatives

   • 1. barbarianism noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

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