Thesaurus: barbed

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1. imp. & p. p. of Barb
2. a. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)
3. a. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
4. adj. capable of wounding
5. adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
6. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh. Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.
7. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded( which is the proper form.) Sir W. Raleigh.
8. j:100 s. capable of wounding s. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.