Main Entry: bar·bar·ic Listen to the pronunciation of barbaric Pronunciation: \bär-ˈber-ik, -ˈba-rik\ Function: adjective Date: 15th century
1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians b: possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive savagery but less sophisticated than advanced civilization2 a: marked by a lack of restraint : wild b: having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality3: barbarous 3 — bar·bar·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of barbarically \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Main Entry: bar·bar·i·an Listen to the pronunciation of barbarian Pronunciation: \bär-ˈber-ē-ən\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin barbarus — more at barbarous Date: 14th century
1 : of or relating to a land, culture, or people alien and usually believed to be inferior to another land, culture, or people 2 : lacking refinement, learning, or artistic or literary culture
Main Entry: bar·ba·rous Listen to the pronunciation of barbarous Pronunciation: \ˈbär-b(ə-)rəs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros foreign, ignorant Date: 15th century
1 a: uncivilized b: lacking culture or refinement : philistine2: characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms 3: mercilessly harsh or cruel