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Webster 1913 Edition

Barbaric

Bar-bar′ic

(bär-băr′ĭk)
,
Adj.
[L.
barbaricus
foreign, barbaric, Gr.
βαρβαρικός
.]
1.
Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; – often with reference to barbarous nations of east.
“Barbaric pearl and gold.”
Milton.
2.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement.
“Wild, barbaric music.”
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Barbaric

BARBAR'IC

,
Adj.
[L. barbaricus. See Barbarian. The Romans applied this word to designate things foreign; Barbaricum aurum, gold from Asia, Virg. AEn.2.504; Barbaricoe vestes,embroidered garments from foreign nations. English writers use the word in a like sense.]
Foreign; imported from foreign nations.

Definition 2024

barbaric

barbaric

English

Adjective

barbaric ‎(comparative more barbaric, superlative most barbaric)

  1. Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilised, uncultured or uncouth.
    Killing doctors is barbaric.

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Translations

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός ‎(barbarikós, “foreign, strange”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/, /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/

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