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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

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBARBARIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   The meaning of BARBARIC is 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. How to use barbaric in a sentence.

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBARBARIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

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

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   (bɑːʳbærɪk ) 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.

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   You can use the adjective barbaric to describe anything that's needlessly cruel, whether it's the inhumane treatment of people by a barbaric government, or the barbaric way your neighbor treats his dog.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbarbaric adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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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.