 barbed |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] capable of wounding | |
| Synonyms: | biting pungent nipping | |
| Examples: | "a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire" |
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| Related terms: | sarcastic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] capable of wounding | |
| Synonyms: | biting pungent nipping mordacious | |
| Examples: | "a barbed compliment" "a biting aphorism" "pungent satire" |
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| Related terms: | sarcastic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | |
| Synonyms: | briary briery bristled bristly burred burry prickly setaceous setose spiny thorny barbellate | |
| Examples: | "a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" "setaceous whiskers" |
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| Related terms: | armed | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc. | |
| Synonyms: | briary briery bristled bristly burred burry prickly spiny thorny barbellate | |
| Examples: | "a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" |
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| Related terms: | armed | |
| Similar spelling: |
barbette barbet Barbuda barbate Barbados Barbadian |
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