[CLUE-Talk] a new note in the usa/iraq tune \\ "barbarians"

[Jeff Cann]

On Tuesday 27 January 2004 6:26 pm, Angelo Bertolli wrote:
> What's the definition of Barbaric?  Opposing ideological views of
> another country?  I mean if you ask me, the fact that so me European
> women don't shave their arm pits or legs is way more "barbaric" than the
> death penalty.  (Barbaric = hairy)

The hair comment made me laugh.  

But, I think most folks in this discussion are using the first definition of 
barbaric -- 1b - possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more 
complex than primitive savagery but less sophisticated than advanced 
civilization

One entry found for barbaric.
Main Entry: bar*bar*ic 
Pronunciation: bär-'bar-ik
Function: adjective
 
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


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