barbed
IPA: bˈɑrbd
adjective
- Having barbs.
- (heraldry)
- Having barbs of a certain colour (as or similar to an arrow); beared.
- Having gills or wattles (as a bird); wattled.
- Having sepals or leaves between the petals (on a rose, etc).
- (of language, etc.) Deliberately hurtful; biting; caustic.
- (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
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Examples of "barbed" in Sentences
- Barbed tape is also characterised by the shape of the barbs.
- Infantrymen are often trained and inured to the injuries caused by barbed wire.
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