Definition of barbed Barbed
/bɑˈɹbd/ - [barbd] - barbed
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What does barbed mean?
WordNet
Adjectivebarbed, barbedder, barbeddest |
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| barbed - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" | ||
| barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny | ||
| armed (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery" | ||
| barbed - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" | ||
| biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious | ||
| sarcastic expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- barbed (imp. & p. p.)
of Barb - barbed (a.)
Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) - barbed (a.)
Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
