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barbaric

/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
bar-bar-ic
IPA
/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: barbarik, barbarique, barbaricus, βαρβαρικός

Inflected Forms

more barbaric (comparative) most barbaric (superlative)

Derived Forms

barbarically semibarbaric

Phrases

mixo-barbaric non-barbaric

Synonyms

barbarious barbarous heathen animalistic barbarian barbaric brutal brutish Gothic Gothlike grim heathenish

Antonyms

nonbarbaric

Rhymes With

barrick parikh mccarrick larrick darrick rarick glutaric pindaric karrick barich

Questions

How do you pronounce barbaric?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/.
What does barbaric mean?
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
Where does barbaric come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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