Barbed

English

Adjective

Barbed (comparative more Barbed, superlative most Barbed)

1. Having barbs
2. (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).

Verb

barbed

1. Simple past tense and past participle of barb.

Derived terms

• barbed wire

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

Thesaurus

acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, cornuted, cusped, cuspidate, hispid, horned, horny, mucronate, needle-pointed, needle-sharp, pointed, pronged, sharp-pointed, spiculate, spiked, spiky, spined, spinous, spiny, tapered, tapering, tined, toothed, unbated

Anagrams

• dabber