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Meaning of 'barbed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Barbed [ a.]
- Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)
- Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
2 . Barbed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Barb

Meaning of 'barbed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . barbed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- capable of wounding
Example in sentence:
  • a barbed compliment;
  • a biting aphorism;
  • pungent satire
Meaning (2):
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Example in sentence:
  • a horse with a short bristly mane;
  • bristly shrubs;
  • burred fruits;
  • setaceous whiskers

Nearby Words:

bar bar iron barb barbacan barbacanage barbadian barbadoes barbados barbaic barbara

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