Definitions for barbed
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordaciousadjective

   capable of wounding

   "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thornyadjective

   having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

   "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barbedadjective

   Having barbs

2. barbedadjective

   Bearded (also applied to roses).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barbedparticipial adj.

   Etymology: from to barb.

   1. Furnished with armour.

   His glittering armour he will command to rust,
   His barbed steeds to stables. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   2. Bearded; jagged with hooks or points.

   If I conjecture right, no drizzling show’r,
   But rattling storm of arrows barb ’d with fire. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi. l. 544.

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1. barbed

   Barbed refers to something that is sharp or pointed, often in a way that is intended to inflict harm or damage. This term is commonly used to describe a form of security or protection, such as barbed wire or a barbed arrow. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to hurtful or cutting words or remarks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barbed

   of Barb

2. Barbedadjective

   accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form.)

3. Barbedadjective

   furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire

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1. dabber

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of barbed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of barbed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of barbed in a Sentence

1. Hannah Pik-Goslar:

   I was shivering in darkness when I suddenly heard a voice; 'Lies, Lies where are you?' It was Anne, and I ran in the direction of the voice, and then I saw her beyond the barbed wire. She was in rags. I saw her emaciated, sunken face in the darkness. Her eyes were very large. We cried and cried, for now there was only the barbed wire between us, nothing more. And no longer any difference in our fates.

2. Zeid Raad al-Hussein:

   The notion of ghost ships drifting on autopilot toward the coasts of Europe in the hopes that coast guards will rescue the people on board and the hideous sight of men and women tearing their flesh on barbed-wire fences in a desperate, and sometimes lethal, attempt to clamber into Europe and find a better, more peaceful life: Such scenes are simply intolerable.

3. Donald Trump:

   You saw that barbed wire going up. That barbed wire -- yes sir, we have barbed wire going up. Because you know what ? We're not letting these people invade our country.

4. Donald Trump:

   We need Democrat votes to have a wall, now, if we don't get it, will I get it done another way ? I might get it done another way. There are other potential ways that I can do it. You saw what we did with the military, with the barbed wire and the fencing, and various other things.

5. Greg Hare:

   While we were there we thought we would look around and within five minutes Senior Project Archaeologist Christian Thomas found this massive barbed antler point sticking out of the ice patch.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=barbed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Barbed
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=barbed
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbed