barbaric

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/
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/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/ · /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/

Definition of barbaric

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
    “a barbaric attack on a doctor in a hospital”

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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.

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