barbed

(bärbd)

adjective

  1. having a barb or barbs
  2. stinging; cutting: barbed words

See barbed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Having barbs.
  2. Cutting; stinging: barbed criticism; barbed statements.

Related Forms:

  • barbˈed·ness (bärˈbĭd-nĭs) noun

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