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barbed

Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)bd/

The English word “barbed” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.
  6. Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
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