Barbaric

ahd-5
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
  • adjective. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication.
  • adjective. Brutal or cruel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Foreign.
  • Uncivilized; barbarian: as, “barbaric or Gothic invaders,” T. Warton, On Milton's Smaller Poems.
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of barbarians or their art; hence, ornate without being in accordance with cultivated taste; wildly rich or magnificent.
  • Synonyms Barbarian, Barbarous, Barbaric. See barbarian.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilised, uncultured or uncouth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. without civilizing influences
  • adjective. unrestrained and crudely rich
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    Equivalent
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Carrick  Derek  Derick  Derrick  Deryck  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning