a hurtful remark
1hurtful — hurt|ful [ˈhə:tfəl US ˈhə:rt ] adj making you feel very upset or offended = ↑unkind hurtful remark/comment etc >hurtfully adv >hurtfulness n [U] …
2hurtful — adjective making you feel very upset or offended: a hurtful remark hurtfully adverb hurtfulness noun (U) …
3barb — 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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5least said soonest mended — silence is golden, keeping quiet prevents problems, not saying anything prevents one from making a hurtful remark …
6put the boot in — to disrupt or upset through offensive behaviour or the threat of violence Literally, what a ruffian may do when he has knocked you down. Figuratively of any harmful or dishonest action: Leseter s success with the horses was achieved by… …
7barb — barb1 noun 1》 a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. 2》 a deliberately hurtful remark. 3》 a barbel at the mouth of some fish.… …
8duck — duck1 noun (plural same or ducks) 1》 a waterbird with a broad, blunt bill, short legs, and webbed feet, some kinds of which are domesticated. [Family Anatidae: many species.] ↘a female duck. Contrasted with drake. 2》 a pure white thin shelled …
9like water off a duck's back — referring to a hurtful remark which has no effect. → duck …
10barb — ► NOUN 1) a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, etc., which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. 2) a deliberately hurtful remark. DERIVATIVES barbless adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a… …
