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barbed.

Having barbs.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɑː(ɹ)bd/
  1. Having barbs.

  2. Having barbs of a certain colour (as or similar to an arrow); beared.

  3. Having gills or wattles (as a bird); wattled.

  4. Having sepals or leaves between the petals (on a rose, etc).

  5. Deliberately hurtful; biting; caustic.

    usually
  6. Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.

verb/bɑː(ɹ)bd/
  1. simple past and past participle of barb

    form-of · participle · past
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