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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).

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   • 1. barbarically adverb

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   • If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized . This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society. ...a particularly barbaric act of violence. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   Barbaric means extremely cruel and unpleasant, or not kind to someone or something and causing pain. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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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.

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    May 21, 2024 · Barbaric means extremely cruel or uncivilized, or like barbarians. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of barbaric with sentences from The Guardian and The Sun.