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Definition of "barbaric" []

  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians. (adjective)
  • Marked by crudeness or lack of restraint in taste, style, or manner. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "barbaric" in a sentence
  • "It was not a success; but some day the race will produce pearls from cultivated oyster beds as we now get our eggs from chickens; that is, provided the coming man is not to regard jewelry of all kinds as barbaric -- "_barbaric_ pearls and gold" are Milton's very words, and great poets are prophets."
  • ""My problem with the use of the word barbaric is that it was chosen to reassure Canadians rather than actually change unacceptable behaviours," he said."
  • "The term barbaric seem to have goodness of fit for the situation described above."