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barbed

American  
[bahrbd] / bɑrbd /

adjective

  1. having barbs.

  2. calculated to wound; cutting.

    a professor noted for his barbed criticisms.

Etymology

Origin of barbed

First recorded in 1520–30; barb 1 + -ed 3

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