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

barbed

adjective

/bɑːbd/

/bɑːrbd/

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(of an arrow or a hook) having a point that is curved backwards (called a barb)
- barbed wire
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(of a remark or comment) meant to hurt somebody’s feelings

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