#1 barbed s. [biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious] capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire". wn
#2 barbed s. [barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny] 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". wn
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