biting vs barbed

biting and barbed both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, biting and barbed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of biting include mordacious, nipping, pungent.

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