barbed vs biting

barbed and biting both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
barbed	No	Yes	No	No
biting	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, barbed and biting are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of barbed include mordacious, nipping, pungent.

barbed (adjective)	biting (adjective)
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.	causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
capable of wounding	capable of wounding