barbedadjective
uk/bɑːbd/us/bɑːrbd/barbed adjective (WITH SHARP POINT)
having a sharp point that curves backwards
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Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backbiting
- backhanded
- barbaric
- bilious
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- malign
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- unsympathetic
- waspish
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barbed adjective (CRITICIZING)
unkind and criticizing:
She made some rather barbed comments about my lifestyle.
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Critical & uncomplimentary
- a cheap shot idiom
- acidulous
- astringent
- censorious
- critical
- critically
- damning
- deprecating
- disapproving
- disparaging
- hard-hitting
- ill
- pejorative
- pointed
- snidely
- sniffy
- uncomplimentary
- venomous
- vitriol
- withering
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