barbaric

UK: /bɑː^rˈbærɪk/ US: /bɑrˈbærɪk/ ,(bär bar′ik)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bar•bar•ic /bɑrˈbærɪk/   adj. 

1. lacking civilization;
   primitive.
2. cruel.

bar•bar•i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bar•bar•ic  (bär bar′ik), adj. 

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.

• Greek barbarikós. See barbarous, -ic
• Latin barbaricus
• 1480–90

bar•bar′i•cal•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1, 3. See barbarian. 

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barbaric / bɑːˈbærɪk/ adjective

1. of or characteristic of barbarians
2. primitive or unsophisticated; unrestrained
3. brutal

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin barbaricus foreign, outlandish; see barbarous

barˈbarically adverb