barbed
/bɑː(ɹ)bd/adj
Middle School
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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