TOP

Definition of barbed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barbed

adjective
 
/bɑːbd/
 
/bɑːrbd/
jump to other results
  1. (of an arrow or a hook) having a point that is curved backwards (called a barb)
    • barbed wire
  2. (of a remark or comment) meant to hurt somebody’s feelings
See barbed in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Other results

All matches
perspective
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 3000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day