adj.
Pronunciation: bär- ' ber-ik, - ' ba-rik
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians b : possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive savagery but less sophisticated than advanced civilization
2 a : marked by a lack of restraint : WILD b : having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality
3 : BARBAROUS 3
– bar · bar · i · cal · ly \ -i-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb