Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbarically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: bar-bar-i-cal-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a barbaric manner.

Example Sentences

"When Vashti swerved away from the sunbeams with a cry, she behaved barbarically—she put out her hand to steady her."

Etymology

Etymology tree English barbaric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English barbarically From barbaric + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more barbarically (comparative) most barbarically (superlative)

Questions

What does barbarically mean?: In a barbaric manner.
Where does barbarically come from?: Etymology tree English barbaric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English barbarically From barbaric + -ally.

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