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Possibly a blend of barb, in the sense of "a cutting remark" and rebarbative (“repellent, irritating”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
barbative
Today it means: Harshly critical or blunt; sarcastic. Full definition →
Today it means: Harshly critical or blunt; sarcastic. Full definition →
Possibly a blend of barb, in the sense of "a cutting remark" and rebarbative (“repellent, irritating”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.