barbed English

Meaning barbed meaning

What does barbed mean?

barbed

— adjective (= biting, pungent) capable of wounding a barbed compliment a biting aphorism pungent satire

— adjective (= bristly, burred, setaceous) 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

Synonyms barbed synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as barbed?

barbed English » English

prickly

spiny

thorny

spiked

pungent

bristly

biting

barbellate

spiky

setose

setaceous

nipping

mordacious

burry

burred

bristled

briery

briary

tart

stinging

splenetic

spinous

spear

pointed

mordant

jagged

hooked

epigrammatic

cacuminous

blistering

bearded

barbed-pointed

barbed-headed

arrow

acuminate

acrimonious

acrid

acid

Topics barbed topics

What do people use barbed to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict War Military organization

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