barbaric

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English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English barbarik, from Old French barbarique (barbarous), from Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, barbaric, savage, fierce), from βάρβαρος (bárbaros, barbarian) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). See βάρβαρος (bárbaros) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/, /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/

Adjective

barbaric (comparative more barbaric, superlative most barbaric)

  1. of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
    Antonym: nonbarbaric
    a barbaric attack on a doctor in a hospital

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