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Word: Barbaric
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘a barbarian’): from Old French barbarique, or via Latin from Greek barbarikos, from barbaros ‘foreign’ (especially with reference to speech)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɑːˈbarɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
savagely cruel
Short Definition:savagely cruel
Examples:- he carried out barbaric acts in the name of war
Definition:
primitive; unsophisticated
Short Definition:primitive
Examples:- the barbaric splendour he found in civilizations since destroyed
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