- Having barbs.
- Cutting; stinging: barbed criticism; barbed statements.
Dictionary:
barbed (bärbd) ![]() |
| Architecture: barbed |
Said of a shank (e.g., that of a nail) which has been provided with repetitive ridges or indentations which may be shallow or deep, oblique or crosswise, diagonal or perpendicular.
| WordNet: barbed |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
capable of wounding
Synonyms: biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious
Meaning #2:
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.
Synonyms: barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny
| Translations: Barbed |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med modhager
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Nederlands (Dutch)
scherp, met weerhaken/ prikkels
Français (French)
adj. - barbelé, (fig) acéré
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - Stachel-, scharf
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγκαθωτός, δηκτικός
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Italiano (Italian)
uncinato, acuto
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - farpado
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Русский (Russian)
покрытый зубцами, зазубренный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - con lengüeta, mordaz
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vass, tagg-
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有刺的, 讽刺的, 尖刻的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有刺的, 諷刺的, 尖刻的
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가시가 있는, 신랄한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - あごのある, とげのある
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עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עוקץ, בעל חוד
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