Definition of
Barbed
- (adj, all) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers - (adj, all) capable of wounding
a biting aphorism
pungent satire
- (adj, all) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Barbed
barbellate, biting, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, mordacious, nipping, prickly, pungent, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny