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Barbed vs Unbarbed - What's the difference?

barbed | unbarbed |

As adjectives the difference between barbed and unbarbed

is that barbed is having barbs while unbarbed is not barbed.

As a verb barbed

is (barb).

barbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having barbs
  • (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
  • (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (barb)

    • Derived terms

    * barbed wire

    References

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    Anagrams

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    unbarbed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not barbed.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 17, author=Florence Fabricant, title=Food Stuff, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But now there is tuna from small, family-run companies that ply the Pacific, mostly off northern California, Oregon and Washington, and catch the fish using rods with unbarbed hooks, not vast nets, so there is no unwanted “by-catch.” }}