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barbed definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb barb Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb barb Entailment of verb barb Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb barb 2 senses of barb Sense 1 barb => change, alter Sense 2 barb => change, alter Familiarity of verb barb barb used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb barb Sense 1 barb => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 barb => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun barbed barbed wire Overview of verb barb The verb barb has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. barb -- (provide with barbs; "barbed wire") 2. barb -- (provide with barbs, as of fences, for example; "barbed wire") Overview of adj barbed The adj barbed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious -- (capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire") 2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny -- (having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits") Antonyms of adj barbed 2 senses of barbed Sense 1 barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious INDIRECT (VIA sarcastic) -> unsarcastic Sense 2 barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny INDIRECT (VIA armed) -> unarmed Similarity of adj barbed 2 senses of barbed Sense 1 barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious => sarcastic (vs. unsarcastic) Sense 2 barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny => armed (vs. unarmed) Attributes of adj barbed Familiarity of adj barbed barbed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj barbed barbed Overview of verb barb The verb barb has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. barb -- (provide with barbs; "barbed wire") 2. barb -- (provide with barbs, as of fences, for example; "barbed wire") Overview of adj barbed The adj barbed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious -- (capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire") 2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny -- (having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits")
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