Synonyms of the word

barbed

• adj. Having barbs.
• adj. (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses, referring to the leaves between the petals).
• adj. (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of barb.

armed

• adj. (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
• adj. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
• adj. (obsolete) Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of arm.
• adj. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
• adj. (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
• adj. (heraldry, of horns, teeth, beaks, etc.) Coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.

barbellate

• adj. (botany) Having a covering of fine barbs, quills, spines or thorns.

biting

• v. present participle of bite.
• n. The action of the verb to bite.
• n. An occurrence of a bite.
• adj. Causing a stinging sensation.
• adj. Cutting or incisive.
• adj. Tending to bite.

briary

• adj. Like a briar; thorny.

briery

• adj. Alternative spelling of briary.
• n. A place where briars grow.

bristled

• v. simple past tense and past participle of bristle.

bristly

• adj. Covered with bristles.
• adj. Easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling.

burred

• v. simple past tense and past participle of burr.

burry

• adj. Abounding in burs.

mordacious

• adj. Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive.
• adj. sharp or caustic in style or tone.
• adj. Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).
• adj. Sharp in intent, sarcastic.

nipping

• v. present participle of nip.
• n. The act or sensation of giving a nip.

prickly

• adj. Covered with sharp points.
• adj. Easily irritated.
• adj. difficult, hairy, complicated.
• adv. In a prickly manner.

pungent

• adj. Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
• adj. Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong…
• adj. (figuratively) Stinging; acerbic.
• adj. (botany) Having a sharp and stiff point.

sarcastic

• adj. Containing sarcasm.
• adj. (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

setaceous

• adj. of, relating to, or resembling a bristle or bristles; bristly.

setose

• adj. Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.

spiny

• adj. covered in spines or thorns.
• adj. troublesome; difficult or vexing.
• adj. Like a spine in shape; slender.
• n. Archaic form of spinny.

thorny

• adj. having thorns or spines.
• adj. troublesome or vexatious.
• adj. aloof and irritable.