bar|bar´i|cal|ly

bar|bar´i|cal|ly
bar|bar|ic «bahr BAR ihk», adjective.
1. suited to an uncivilized people; like barbarians in a rough and rude way: »

The barbaric pressures maintained by the enemy in the Korean camps made strict adherence to the code impossible for many men and inordinately difficult for others (Atlantic).

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under barbarian. (Cf.barbarian)
2. rich or splendid in a crude way: »

barbaric color, barbaric music. The Viking hall was decorated in barbaric splendor.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under barbarian. (Cf.barbarian)
[< Latin barbaricus < Greek barbarikós < bárbaros (originally) stammering]
bar|bar´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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