Definition of

Barbed

  1. (adj, all) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
    bristly shrubs
    burred fruits
    setaceous whiskers
  2. (adj, all) capable of wounding
    a biting aphorism
    pungent satire

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Synonyms of Barbed

barbellate, biting, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, mordacious, nipping, prickly, pungent, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny

Words that sound like Barbed

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