The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INSULTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1952.
Barbed weapons, verbal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INSULTS | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Barbed weapons, verbal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sarcasm
- roast
- euphemize
- crank
- cranking
- cranks
- vitriol
- edged
- acrid
- cunning
- sharp
- jaw
Crossword Answer definitions
INSULTS noun- Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; a particular act or statement having this effect.
- Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
- Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused.
- An assault or attack; (specifically) an assault, attack, or onset carried out without preparation.
- An act of leaping upon.
- To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
- To assail, assault, or attack; (specifically) to carry out an assault, attack, or onset without preparation.
- To behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (against or over someone).
- To leap or trample upon.
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