barbed
Having barbsHaving barbs.
» Tom crawled under the barbed wire.
Том ползал под колючей проволокой.
Meaning
6 sensesHaving barbs.
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Having barbs of a certain colour (as or similar to an arrow); beared.
Having gills or wattles (as a bird); wattled.
Having sepals or leaves between the petals (on a rose, etc).
(usually)Deliberately hurtful; biting; caustic.
Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
Examples
18 sentencesTom crawled under the barbed wire.
ruТом ползал под колючей проволокой.
We could see barbed wire fences and guard towers.
The building is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
ruЗдание окружено забором из колючей проволоки.
deDas Gebäude ist von einem Stacheldrahtzaun umgeben.
The field is surrounded by barbed wire.
ruПоле окружено колючей проволокой.
deUm die Wiese herum ist Stacheldraht.
The body was covered in barbed wires.
Forms
more barbed, most barbed| Comparative | more barbed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most barbed Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form