barbed

Adjective

Synonyms: biting nipping pungent mordacious barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred burry prickly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

capable of wounding“a barbed compliment”“a biting aphorism”“pungent satire”Synonyms: biting nipping pungent mordacious
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”Synonyms: barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred burry prickly setose setaceous spiny thorny

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Barb \Barb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbed (b[aum]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbing.]

1.To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.To clip; to mow. [Obs.] --Marston. [1913 Webster]

3.To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. [1913 Webster]

But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Barbed \Barbed\, a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. [1913 Webster]

Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences. [1913 Webster]

Barbed \Barbed\ (b[aum]rbd or b[aum]rb"[e^]d), a. [See 4th Barb.] Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded (which is the proper form.) --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]