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barbed

[ bahrbd ]

adjective

  1. having barbs.
  2. calculated to wound; cutting:

    a professor noted for his barbed criticisms.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of barbed1

First recorded in 1520–30; barb 1 + -ed 3
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The stage was completely transformed into a prison yard, complete with barbed wire fences, bunk beds and outdoor gym equipment.

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The Washington Post said Simpson was known for his “barbed wit” and “feistiness.”

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The barbed insult of “diversity hire” or “DEI hire” made them feel as though they didn’t quite belong despite their qualifications.

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At a refugee camp in Greece in 2021, he decried our “age of walls and barbed wire.”

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Enclosed by walls topped with barbed wire, the workers' area of the compound was its own self-contained world, featuring a basketball court, supermarket and restaurants.

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