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Meaning of BARBAIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bar*ba"ic\, a. [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr.
?.]
1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with
   reference to barbarous nations of east. ``Barbaric pearl
   and gold.'' --Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person
   or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement.
   ``Wild, barbaric music.'' --Sir W. Scott.
 

 

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