thorny vs barbed

thorny and barbed both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, thorny and barbed are synonyms defined as:

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

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

thorny (adjective)	barbed (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.
bristling with perplexities	capable of wounding