Meaning & Definition of Barbed in English
English⟶
Barbed
/bɑrbd/
adjective
1. Capable of wounding
- "A barbed compliment"
- "A biting aphorism"
- "Pungent satire"
synonym:
- barbed,
- biting,
- nipping,
- pungent,
- mordacious
2. 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"
synonym:
- barbed,
- barbellate,
- briary,
- briery,
- bristled,
- bristly,
- burred,
- burry,
- prickly,
- setose,
- setaceous,
- spiny,
- thorny
Examples of using
The building is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.