barbed vs thorny

barbed and thorny both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, barbed and thorny are synonyms defined as:

barbed and thorny: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Other synonyms of barbed include barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny.

barbed (adjective)	thorny (adjective)
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
capable of wounding	bristling with perplexities