BARBARIC

barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild

(adjective) without civilizing influences; “barbarian invaders”; “barbaric practices”; “a savage people”; “fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”-Margaret Meade; “wild tribes”

barbaric

(adjective) unrestrained and crudely rich; “barbaric use of color or ornament”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

barbaric (comparative more barbaric, superlative most barbaric)

of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

Antonym: nonbarbaric

Source: Wiktionary


Bar*ba"ric, a. Etym: [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. .]

1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. "Barbaric pearl and gold." Milton.

2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. "Wild, barbaric music." Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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