adjective
1. capable of wounding (Freq. 1)
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a barbed compliment
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a biting aphorism
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pungent satire
• Syn: ↑biting, ↑nipping, ↑pungent, ↑mordacious
• Similar to: ↑sarcastic
2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
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a horse with a short bristly mane
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bristly shrubs
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burred fruits
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setaceous whiskers
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↑barbellate, ↑briary, ↑briery, ↑bristled, ↑bristly, ↑burred, ↑burry, ↑prickly, ↑setose, ↑setaceous, ↑spiny, ↑thorny
• Similar to: ↑armed
• Derivationally related forms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.