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barbaric

bar·bar·ic

barbaric

 
pronunciation:
bar ber ihk
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of or resembling barbarians; savage; primitive; brutal.
In those days, punishments for relatively small crimes could be severe and barbaric.Surgery performed without anaesthesia seems barbaric to us now.
synonyms:
brutal, brutish
similar words:
barbarous, primitive, savage
definition 2: lacking manners or refined taste; crude.
Your friends have barbaric table manners.
antonyms:
civilized
similar words:
barbarous, boorish, savage
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