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bar⋅bar⋅ic

  [bahr-bar-ik]
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–adjective
1. without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
2. of, like, or befitting barbarians: a barbaric empire; barbaric practices.
3. crudely rich or splendid: barbaric decorations.
Origin:
1480–90; < L barbaricus < Gk barbarikós. See barbarous, -ic

Related forms:
bar⋅bar⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 3. See barbarian.
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bar·bar·ic   (bär-bār'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
  2. Marked by crudeness or lack of restraint in taste, style, or manner.

[Latin barbaricus, from Greek barbarikos, from barbaros, foreign.]
bar·bar'i·cal·ly adv.
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