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barbaric

adjective

  1. having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/ / /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/

adj

Etymology: 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.

  1. of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

    a barbaric attack on a doctor in a hospital