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  • 1barbed — [ba:bd US ba:rbd] adj 1.) a barbed hook or ↑arrow has one or more sharp curved points on it 2.) a barbed remark is unkind ▪ a barbed comment on his appearance …

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  • 2barbed — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)bd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism. ...barbed comments. Syn: snide …

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  • 3barbed — adjective 1 a hook or arrow that has one or more sharp, curved points 2 a barbed remark is unkind: a barbed comment on his appearance …

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  • 4barbed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a barb or barbs. 2) (of a remark) deliberately hurtful …

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  • 6barb — n. & v. n. 1 a secondary backward facing projection from an arrow, fish hook, etc., angled to make extraction difficult. 2 a deliberately hurtful remark. 3 a beardlike filament at the mouth of some fish, e.g. barbel and catfish. 4 any one of the… …

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