/ Dictionary / Index B barbed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: barbed Pronunciation: (bärbd), [key] — adj. having barbs. calculated to wound; cutting: a professor noted for his barbed criticisms. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: barbed (Thesaurus) barbecue sauce barbed tape Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language