barbaric
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barbaric
- /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/
- /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English barbarik, from Old French barbarique (“barbarous”), from Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, “barbaric, savage, fierce”), from βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “barbarian”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). See βάρβαρος (bárbaros) for more.
adjective more barbaric · most barbaric
- of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth a barbaric attack on a doctor in a hospital
