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English adjective: barbed | |||
| 1. | barbed capable of wounding | ||
| Samples | A barbed compliment. A biting aphorism. Pungent satire. | ||
| Synonyms | biting, mordacious, nipping, pungent | ||
| Similar | sarcastic | ||
| Antonyms | unsarcastic | ||
| 2. | barbed having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||
| Samples | A horse with a short bristly mane. Bristly shrubs. Burred fruits. Setaceous whiskers. | ||
| Synonyms | barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny | ||
| Similar | armed | ||
| Antonyms | unarmed | ||
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