barbed (
http://definr.com/barbed)
adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn:
biting,
nipping,
pungent,
mordacious]
2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines
or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane";
"bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits" [syn:
barbellate,
briary,
briery,
bristled,
bristly,
burred,
burry,
prickly,
spiny,
thorny]