| Barbed 1. (imp. & p. p.) of Barb. 2. (a.) Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded. 3. (a.) Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. Thesaurus Entries 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 |