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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 34% | 13 | Made a pointed remark | |
3 | 32% | 10 | An epigrammatic or pointed remark | |
Pointed Remark Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "BARB" which means:
- noun
- • An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- • The pointed part of barbed wire
- • A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- • One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather verb
- • Provide with barbs
An example sentence would be:
- • "He accidentally stepped on a barb and it pierced through his shoe."
- • "The barb on the fish's fin can cause a painful injury."
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The Guardian Quick27 Apr 2023 | Across 9 | |
New York Times05 Jun 2022 | Across 10 | |
The Guardian Quick11 Sep 2020 | Across 8 | |
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1 | A jag of an arrow or a fish-hook; a beard-like filament of a cyprinid; a harl or ramus of a feather’s vane; or, a pointed or wounding remark
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2 | An epigrammatic or pointed remark | |
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