barbarically

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adverb

In a barbaric manner.

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Meanings

adverbbarbarically (comparative more barbarically, superlative most barbarically)

comparative more barbarically · superlative most barbarically

  1. In a barbaric manner.

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

    1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops

Origin

From barbaric + -ally.

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Translations

Polish barbarzyńsko
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Cite this entry
APA

barbarically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbarically

MLA

“barbarically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbarically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbarically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbarically.

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