1. Verb form
of Barb
2. Adjective
Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)
3. Adjective
Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire.
4. Adjective
capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
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