尖刻的评论用英语怎么说？

尖刻的评论

...barbed comments.

barbed

adj. 装有倒钩的，尖刻讥讽的，锋利的；

例句
Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.
休和约翰正说着带有相互挤兑意味的客气话。

comments

n. 批评，意见，评论，评论( comment的名词复数 )，注释，谈话，说明；

例句
On the basis that recognising the problem is halfway to a solution, Mulcahy's comments yesterday should be well received.
鉴于认识到问题的存在就相当于把它解决了一半，马尔卡希昨天的那番话应该会受到欢迎。