Nearby Words
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.
Related forms
bar·bar·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·bar·bar·ic, adjective
pre·bar·bar·ic, adjective
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Barbaric
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example Sentences
- It is capricious, barbaric and discriminatory, and should be abolished.
- But we're still hopeful for some good clean barbaric fun, with the lamentation and all that.
- If you engage with barbarians on the other side then one inevitably becomes barbaric.
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Word Origin & History
barbaric
late 15c., "barbarous," from Fr. barbarique (15c.), from L. barbaricus "foreign, strange, outlandish," from Gk. barbarikos "like a foreigner," from barbaros "foreign, rude" (see barbarian).
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