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adjective
- 1. savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal: "he had carried out barbaric acts in the name of war" Similar Opposite
- 2. primitive; unsophisticated: "the barbaric splendor he found in civilizations since destroyed" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of BARBARIC is 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. How to use barbaric in a sentence.
extremely cruel and unpleasant: She found the idea of killing animals for pleasure barbaric. barbaric acts of violence. Synonyms. barbarous formal. brutal. callous. cruel. despotic. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) inhuman. sadistic. savage. vicious. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not kind to someone or something and causing pain.
Barbaric definition: without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive. See examples of BARBARIC used in a sentence.
You can use the adjective barbaric to describe anything that's needlessly cruel, whether it's the inhumane treatment of people by a barbaric government, or the barbaric way your neighbor treats his dog.
(bɑːʳbærɪk ) adjective. If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized. [disapproval] This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society. ...a particularly barbaric act of violence.
extremely cruel and unpleasant: She found the idea of killing animals for pleasure barbaric. barbaric acts of violence. Synonyms. barbarous formal. brutal. callous. cruel. despotic. hard (SEVERE) harsh (UNKIND) inhuman. sadistic. savage. vicious. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not kind to someone or something and causing pain.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians. 2. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication: "The public display of this distasteful object was barbaric" (P.D. James). 3. Brutal or cruel: a barbaric tyrant. [Latin barbaricus, from Greek barbarikos, from barbaros, foreign .] bar·bar′i·cal·ly adv.
Definition of barbaric adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
violent and cruel: a barbaric act of violence. barbarically. adverb. (Definition of barbaric from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
barbaric meaning, definition, what is barbaric: very cruel and violent: Learn more.