The people which ceases to care for its literary inheritance becomes barbaric; the people which ceases to produce literature ceases to move in thought and sensibility. From LearnThat.org. [T. S. Eliot]
barbaric use of color or ornament. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The term barbaric seem to have goodness of fit for the situation described above. From Wordnik.com. [DaddyBlogger.com] Reference
They want practice, which they describe as barbaric and antiquated, to end once and for all. From Wordnik.com. [WFAA.com Latest News] Reference
SNOW: Prosecutors allege Stinson subjected the boy to what they called barbaric conditioning. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2009] Reference
I should not, therefore, apply the word barbaric, as I am using it, to the duels of. From Wordnik.com. [The Appetite of Tyranny Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian] Reference
You think that me calling the terrorists of al Qaeda barbaric is racist and bigoted?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Snow: ‘I Don’t Think It’s Ever Been the Goal of the Administration to Expand Executive Authority’] Reference
It was a barren hump; upon its crest, and alone in barbaric majesty, stood a row of grass trees silhouetted against the sunset sky. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference
Government policy designed to deter asylum seekers has been condemned as "barbaric" - while new research suggests it has no impact anyway. From Wordnik.com. [icHuddersfield] Reference
But, up next: It's being called a barbaric massacre. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2006] Reference
EU calls barbaric; Iran says don't make it a rights issue. From Wordnik.com. [Arab Times Kuwait English Daily] Reference
The Nazis' behavior is readily identified as barbaric and insane. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2002-08-01] Reference
Since these words cannot be called barbaric, they will perhaps be called sentimental. From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
Could such inhuman tactics be called barbaric, cowardly, unconscionable, indefensible?. From Wordnik.com. [Flaggman's Canada] Reference
She said that Taliban who were labelled barbaric and uncivilised gave her complete privacy in the prison. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami] Reference
The duel, for example, can legitimately be called a barbaric thing, but the word is here used in another sense. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
The duel, for example, can legitimately be called a barbaric thing; but the word is here used in another sense. From Wordnik.com. [The Barbarism of Berlin] Reference
(NPP), has described as barbaric the politics of ethnicity being embarked on by some politicians ahead of the December 7 elections. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
It's a process that critics call barbaric but traditional Chinese medicine uses it to treat everything from heart disease to impotence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2008] Reference
It's a process that critics call barbaric, but traditional Chinese medicine uses it to treat everything from heart disease to impotence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2007] Reference
But I don’t care what kind of social safety net you have, trade with countries engaging in barbaric labor practices is never acceptable. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Galbraith on Trade] Reference
It described the protesters 'actions as "barbaric". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I found the scene 'barbaric' and the bodies 'horrific'. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]
Greece won't pay what he calls "barbaric" interest rates. From Wordnik.com. [How the Euro Zone Will Manage Once the Greek Fiasco Is Resolved] Reference
He said the outside world regarded the behaviour as "barbaric". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The brigade described the murders as "barbaric" and said they could drive. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The SA National Civic Organisation in a statement described the demonstration as "barbaric". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Deputy Police Commissioner Isaac Magagula said the actions of the banned group were "barbaric". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I think all Americans need to see the kind of barbaric, radical Islamists that we are dealing with. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2002] Reference
The cabinet called on the international community to hold Israel responsible for its "barbaric" policies. From Wordnik.com. [International Reaction to the Israeli Raid] Reference
He told reporters that the arrest was "barbaric," but said he is prepared to return home to face the charges of corruption. From Wordnik.com. [Transition] Reference
This was an absolutely heartbreaking letter, showing the kind of barbaric system we have that is prizing loving families apart. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
On Tuesday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he was appalled by what he called a "barbaric" sentence. From Wordnik.com. [Iran Suspends Stoning Sentence] Reference
He is said to have described the Swazi police as "barbaric" for refusing him permission to address demonstrating unionists at the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In the report, Mr. Tavares alleged that Google's "flagrant illegalities" had resulted in ads appearing next to "barbaric" content. From Wordnik.com. [Google Under Fire] Reference
"If this is the kind of barbaric treatment Zulus have in store for them under an ANC government, then heaven help them," Vos said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
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