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What is the adjective for barb?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb barb which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

barbed
  1. Having barbs
  2. (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses, referring to the leaves between the petals).
  3. (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “And, given the club's pressing financial problems, barbed comments continue to be fired in the Trust's direction from some fans who believe the money could have been better spent.”
      “This is, stripped bare, a classic romantic comedy, given a barbed edge by the precociously talented Anderson, whose presence lends the film its refreshingly unique style.”
barbellate
barbellulate
  1. (botany) Barbellate with small hairs or barbs.
barbated
  1. Having barbed points.
barbeled
  1. Having barbels
barbless
  1. Lacking a barb.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Using barbless hooks will always make the fish easier to release and if possible, try to do the releasing whilst the fish is still in the water.”
      “With these barbless hooks the bait was not impaled, but strapped on with shreds of bark.”
      “The other two Japs have short, stiff poles with a wire attached and the barbless hook at the end.”
barbing
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