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   Bar·bar·ic

   /bärˈberik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal: "he had carried out barbaric acts in the name of war" Similar cruelbrutalbarbarousbrutishbestialsavageviciousfierceferociouswickednastyruthlessremorselessmercilessvillainousmurderousheinousnefariousmonstrousbaselowlowdownvileinhumaninfernaldarkblackblack-heartedfiendishhellishdiabolicalghastlyhorribleOpposite benevolent
   • 2. primitive; unsophisticated: "the barbaric splendor 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

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   extremely cruel and unpleasant: She found the idea of killing animals for pleasure barbaric. barbaric acts of violence. Synonyms. barbarous formal. brutal. callous. cruel. despotic. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) inhuman. sadistic. savage. vicious. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not kind to someone or something and causing pain.

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   Definitions of barbaric. adjective. without civilizing influences. “ barbaric practices” synonyms: barbarian, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild. noncivilised, noncivilized. not having a high state of culture and social development. adjective. unrestrained and crudely rich. “ barbaric use of color or ornament” synonyms: tasteless.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARBARIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · adjective. If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized . [disapproval] This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society. ...a particularly barbaric act of violence. Synonyms: brutal, fierce, cruel, savage More Synonyms of barbaric.

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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.

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   Definitions of 'barbaric' If you describe someone's behavior as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized. [disapproval] [...] More. Synonyms of 'barbaric' • brutal, fierce, cruel, savage [...] • uncivilized, wild, savage, primitive [...] More. Examples of 'barbaric' in a sentence.

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   Definitions of 'barbaric' If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized. [disapproval] [...] Synonyms of 'barbaric' • brutal, fierce, cruel, savage [...] • uncivilized, wild, savage, primitive [...] More. Examples of 'barbaric' in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBARBARIC | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / bɑːˈbærɪk / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. violent and cruel: a barbaric act of violence. barbarically. adverb. (Definition of barbaric from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)