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barbed [bɑ:bd, Am bɑ:rbd] ADJ attr

1. barbed hook, arrow:

barbed
mit Widerhaken [o. Stacheln]

2. barbed fig (hurtful, unkind):

barbed
scharf <schärfer, am schärfsten> fig
barbed
verletzend fig
barbed wit
beißender Humor
barbed joke
boshafter Witz
barbed comment
bissiger Kommentar
barbed remark
bissige [o. spitze] Bemerkung

barbed ˈwire N

barbed wire
Stacheldraht m <-(e)s, -drähte>

barb [bɑ:b, Am bɑ:rb] N

1. barb of hook, arrow:

barb
Widerhaken m <-s, ->
barb
Stachel m <-s, -n>

2. barb (insult):

barb
Gehässigkeit f <-, -en>
barb
Spitze f <-, -n>
barb
bissige [o. spitze] Bemerkung

barb [bɑːb], barbel [ˈbɑːbəl] N

barb
Barbe