English dictionary
barbed
/b/A/rbd/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See <u>Barded</u> (which is the proper form.)
Source: webster1913
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Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a <i>barbed</i> arrow; <i>barbed</i> wire.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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capable of wounding
ExamplesA barbed compliment.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Source: WordNet 3.0