barbaric

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /bɑrˈbærɪk/ UK /bɑːˈbærɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
savagely cruel, primitive, or uncivilized

The chronicle described the barbaric sacking of the city.

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Synonyms

1 adj · savagely cruel, primitive,... savage brutal cruel uncivilized primitive brutish wild

Opposites

civilized humane refined cultured

Word family

Forms barbarically

Derived forms barbarically

Related forms barbarian barbarous barbarity barbarism

Etymology

From Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek barbarikos ('foreign'), from barbaros ('non-Greek-speaking'), of imitative origin.

barbaricus Latin barbaros Ancient Greek

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# barbaric

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** bɑrˈbærɪk
**IPA (UK):** bɑːˈbærɪk

## Meanings
1. savagely cruel, primitive, or uncivilized

## Examples
- The chronicle described the barbaric sacking of the city.

## Synonyms
- savage
- brutal
- cruel
- uncivilized
- primitive
- brutish
- wild

## Antonyms
- civilized
- humane
- refined
- cultured

## Derived Forms
- barbarically

## Related Forms
- barbarian
- barbarous
- barbarity
- barbarism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: barbaricus
- Root: barbaros

## Etymology
From Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek barbarikos ('foreign'), from barbaros ('non-Greek-speaking'), of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Barbaric is from Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek barbarikos ('foreign'), from barbaros ('non-Greek-speaking'), of imitative origin. Important recorded forms include barbaricus (Latin) and barbaros (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers savagely cruel, primitive, or uncivilized. The wider family includes derived forms such as barbarically and related words such as barbarian, barbarous, barbarity, and barbarism.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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