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BNC: 14389 COCA: 15078

barbaric

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barbaric /bɑɚˈberɪk/ adjective
barbaric
/bɑɚˈberɪk/
adjective
Learner's definition of BARBARIC
: of or relating to barbarians野蛮人的;未开化的;原始人的
[more barbaric; most barbaric]
: very rude or offensive : not polite or proper粗野的;没教养的;不雅的
: very cruel野蛮的;残暴的

— barbarically

/bɑɚˈberɪkli/ adverb
BNC: 14389 COCA: 15078

barbaric

adjective

bar·​bar·​ic bär-ˈber-ik How to pronounce barbaric (audio)
-ˈba-rik
1
a
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians
b
: possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive (see primitive entry 1 sense 2c) culture but less sophisticated than advanced civilization (see civilization sense 1a)
2
a
: marked by a lack of restraint : wild
a barbaric use of color
b
: having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality
… I sound my barbaric yawp … Walt Whitman
the tangled, loose barbaric magnificence of the Elizabethan drama Think
3
: barbarous sense 3
barbaric crimes
barbarically adverb

Example Sentences

Barbaric tribes invaded the area. His table manners are barbaric. They considered the custom barbaric. The treatment of the prisoners was positively barbaric.
Recent Examples on the Web This is the opening scene of Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All, a stunning and barbaric fairy tale/road movie about a young woman, played by Waves star Taylor Russell, and her near-unquenchable craving for human flesh. Douglas Greenwood, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2022 How many more families like Donovan’s will need to appear in news conferenced like this one before our leaders do enough to put a stop to these barbaric killings? Bethany Bruner, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 The simile, which locates something barbaric in the trappings of classical culture, places nervous, reasonable Trelawny in a world of archaic ritual and potentially cathartic extremity. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 King Viserys should quash his detractors, but the middle-aged monarch is conflict avoidant, kind and reasonable — all terrible attributes for a ruler in the always barbaric and occasionally magical Seven Kingdoms. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 But while the barbaric practice is driven by China, where shark fin soup is a symbol of status for the rich and powerful, America’s seafood industry isn’t immune from the trade. Joshua Goodman, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 But while the barbaric practice is driven by China, where shark fin soup is a symbol of status for the rich and powerful, America's seafood industry isn't immune from the trade. CBS News, 2 Aug. 2022 But while the barbaric practice is driven by China, where shark fin soup is a symbol of status for the rich and powerful, America's seafood industry isn't immune from the trade. Joshua Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022 Fox News' Tucker Carlson coined the derisive nickname after the Texas lawmaker dared to express support for beleaguered Ukraine following Russia's barbaric attack on it. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 19 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of barbaric was in the 15th century
BNC: 14389 COCA: 15078

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