Barbed
Cutting
Cutting adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry
Barbed is a synonym for cutting in hurtful topic. You can use "Barbed" instead an adjective "Cutting", if it concerns topics such as nasty.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He immediately stops ranting about cutting his hand on the barbed wire fence, and assures them he has no intention of hurting them and he's just trying to get home to his daughter's birthday.
Source: Film / Falling Down -
The Israeli Galil is the Rk.62 in either 5.56 or 7.62 NATO, featuring several variants of compactness, with the default ARM version being a Swiss Army Knife gun capable of cutting barbed wires and opening bottle caps.
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