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BARBARIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without civilizing influences

Example:

wild tribes

Synonyms:

barbarian; barbaric; savage; uncivilised; uncivilized; wild

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

noncivilised; noncivilized (not having a high state of culture and social development)

Derivation:

barbarity (a brutal barbarous savage act)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unrestrained and crudely rich

Example:

barbaric use of color or ornament

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

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