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barbaric [bɑːˈbærɪk] adj
1. of or characteristic of barbarians 2. primitive or unsophisticated; unrestrained 3. brutal [from Latin barbaricus foreign, outlandish; see barbarous] barbarically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
barbaric adjective 1. brutal, fierce, cruel, savage, crude, vicious, ruthless, coarse, vulgar, heartless, inhuman, merciless, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, uncouth a particularly barbaric act of violence 2. uncivilized, wild, savage, primitive, rude, barbarian, barbarous a prehistoric and barbaric world uncivilized cultured, sophisticated, gentlemanly, refined, cultivated, humane, gracious, civilized, urbane Translations barbaric [bɑːrˈbærɪk] adj [behaviour, action, practice, treatment] → barbare; [person, regime] → barbare barbaric barbaric [bɑːˈbærɪk] barbarous [ˈbɑːbərəs] adj (cruelty, behaviour) → barbaro/a; (splendour) → barbarico/a barbaric [bɑːˈbærɪk] barbarous [ˈbɑːbərəs] adj (cruelty, behaviour) → barbaro/a; (splendour) → barbarico/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The vivid colours of their draped raiment and the gold of their earrings invested with a barbaric and regal magnificence their figures, stepping out freely in a shower of broken sunshine. " But others thought this frivolous, and they wore "art fabrics" and barbaric jewelry. A certain barbaric Power with valuable possessions on the map of the world, had occasion for the services of one or two engineers, quick in invention and determined in execution: practical men, who could make the men and means their ingenuity perceived to be wanted out of the best materials they could find at hand; and who were as bold and fertile in the adaptation of such materials to their purpose, as in the conception of their purpose itself. |
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