mordacious vs barbed

mordacious and barbed both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, mordacious and barbed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mordacious include biting, nipping, pungent.

mordacious (adjective)	barbed (adjective)
biting or given to biting	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
capable of wounding	capable of wounding