BARBED
Scrabble letter values: B3A1R1B3E1D2 = 11
Definition
- adjective capable of wounding. — synonyms: biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious
- adjective having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. — synonyms: barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly
Examples
- “a barbed compliment”
- “a biting aphorism”
- “pungent satire”