barbarically

Variant of barbaric

barbaric definition

bar·baric (bär ber′ik)

adjective

  1. of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
  2. wild, crude, and unrestrained

Etymology: ME barbarik < L barbaricus < Gr barbarikos: see barbarous

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