barbaric

Meaning

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

Opposite of

nonbarbaric

Synonyms

barbarian

barbarous

uncivilized

savage

cruel

wild

brutal

bestial

uncivilised

rude

uncouth

ill-mannered

uncultured

primitive

impolite

brutish

atrocious

uncooked

uncultivated

underdone

uneducated

ungentlemanly

unlettered

unrefined

unripe

unripened

unsophisticated

untamed

vandal

vicious

vulgar

yard

barbary

bowelless

noncivilised

noncivilized

ungentlemanlike

barbarious

beastly

brute

cold-blooded

crude

dark

evil

ferocious

graceless

green

gross

harsh

immoral

Translations

barbare

bárbaro

barbarisch

barbaars

onmenselijk

bárbaro

barbarico

barbarus

bàrbaro

βάρβαρος

bàrbar

barbaro

medeniyetsiz

βαρβαρικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: barbarik

In summary

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.