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barbaric

[bahr-bar-ik] / bɑrˈbær ɪk /


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Vikings weren’t just “simple, uncivilized, barbaric hordes,” says historian after a huge 1,000-year-old textile production site was discovered.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

That led them to “reject the mandatory statutes, which they regarded as barbaric, but uphold the guided discretion approach.”

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

"It's barbaric. That's how bad the pain is, It's absolutely barbaric."

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

This statement, spoken through mechanical narration that makes it all the more barbaric, made my heart sink and my teeth grit.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2026

The blind girl understood Braavosi and could speak it passably, she had even lost most of her barbaric accent, but the kindly man was not content.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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