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barbed
adj. spiked, spiky, hooked, thorny
 
barb
v. make barbed


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barbed
Adjective
1. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
(synonym) biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious
(similar) sarcastic
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) barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
(similar) armed

 
barb
Noun
1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
(synonym) shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe
(hypernym) remark, comment
(hyponym) cheap shot
2. the pointed part of barbed wire
(hypernym) point
(part-holonym) barbed wire
3. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
(hypernym) point
(hyponym) fluke
(part-holonym) hook
4. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
(hypernym) fibril, filament, strand
(part-holonym) vane, web
Verb
1. provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
2. provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Barbed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Barb
  
 
(a.)
Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
  
 
(a.)
Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)
  

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adj.
آنکڑے دار , خار دار

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