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Scathing vs Barbed - What's the difference?

scathing | barbed |

As adjectives the difference between scathing and barbed

is that scathing is harshly or bitterly critical while barbed is having barbs.

As verbs the difference between scathing and barbed

is that scathing is while barbed is (barb).

scathing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • harshly or bitterly critical
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=For months, Dati warned she would refuse to stand aside. Now she has stunned the political class with an open letter to Fillon in Le Monde, a scathing character assassination accusing him of the "lone ambition" of a disillusioned political elite, of doing politics in a way that "never favoured women" and stopping ethnic-minority candidates from progressing at elections. She said he was committing "a sad mistake" in trying to run in Paris.}}
  • harmful or painful; acerbic

    • Verb

    (head)

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    barbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having barbs
  • (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
  • (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (barb)

    • Derived terms

    * barbed wire

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