adj.

1. Having barbs.
2. Cutting; stinging: barbed criticism; barbed statements.

barbedness barb'ed·ness (bär'bĭd-nĭs) n.

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.

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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

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med modhager

idioms:

• barbed wire    pigtråd

Nederlands (Dutch)
scherp, met weerhaken/ prikkels

Français (French)
adj. - barbelé, (fig) acéré

idioms:

• barbed wire    fil barbelé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Stachel-, scharf

idioms:

• barbed wire    Stacheldraht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγκαθωτός, δηκτικός

idioms:

• barbed wire    αγκαθωτό συρματόπλεγμα

Italiano (Italian)
uncinato, acuto

idioms:

• barbed wire    filo spinato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - farpado

idioms:

• barbed wire    arame (m) farpado

Русский (Russian)
покрытый зубцами, зазубренный

idioms:

• barbed wire    колючая проволока

Español (Spanish)
adj. - con lengüeta, mordaz

idioms:

• barbed wire    alambre de espino o de púas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vass, tagg-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
有刺的, 讽刺的, 尖刻的

idioms:

• barbed wire    带刺铁丝网

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有刺的, 諷刺的, 尖刻的

idioms:

• barbed wire    帶刺鐵絲網

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가시가 있는, 신랄한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - あごのある, とげのある

idioms:

• barbed wire    有刺鉄線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جارح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עוקץ, בעל חוד‬

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