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barbaric
What does barbaric mean?
barbaric (adjective): without civilizing influences.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use barbaric in a sentence?
- Barbaric practices. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does barbaric come from?
Inherited from Middle English barbarik, from Old French barbarique (“barbarous”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to barbaric
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “barbaric” mean?
having no personal preference
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solitary; having no companion
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close in time; about to occur
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without civilizing influences
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