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Posted By: CarolC
14-Apr-08 - 07:44 PM
Thread Name: BS: Canada Escalates Seal Slaughter Defense
Subject: RE: BS: Canada Escalates Seal Slaughter Defense
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

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbaric



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