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- adjectivebarbed (adjective)
- having a barb or barbs:"barbed arrows"
- (of a remark or joke) deliberately hurtful:"a fair degree of barbed wit"
verbbarbed (past tense) · barbed (past participle)- cut or style (a person's hair):"he has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of" · "my grandson got his hair barbed today"
- get (one's hair) cut by a barber:"I will never barb my hair in this guy's shop again"
Originmid 16th century (in now obsolete British use, in the sense ‘shave or trim a man's beard’, from the French verb barber, from barbe ‘beard’): in modern Nigerian use a back-formation from barber.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective
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- Barbed is an adjective that means having a sharp point that curves backwards1. It can also mean cutting or stinging2, or calculated to wound3. The term is often used to describe a fishhook or other sharp object that has a backward-facing point4. It can also be used to describe criticism that is unkind and clever4.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Meaning of barbed in English barbed adjective uk / bɑːbd / us / bɑːrbd / barbed adjective (WITH SHARP POINT) Add to word list having a sharp point that curves backwardsdictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/barbedbarbed (bärbd) adj. 1. Having barbs. 2. Cutting; stinging: barbed criticism; barbed statements.www.thefreedictionary.com/barbedadjective having barbs. calculated to wound; cutting: a professor noted for his barbed criticisms.www.dictionary.com/browse/barbedBritannica Dictionary definition of BARBED 1 : having a sharp point that sticks out and backward from a larger point : having a barb a barbed fishhook 2 : expressing criticism in an unkind and often clever way The candidates exchanged barbed comments during the debate.www.britannica.com/dictionary/barbed
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