unbarbed

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adjective

Not barbed.

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Meanings

unbarbed1

adjectiveunbarbed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot barbed.

    But now there is tuna from small, family-run companies that ply the Pacific, mostly off northern California, Oregon and Washington, and catch the fish using rods with unbarbed hooks, not vast nets, so there is no unwanted “by-catch.”

    2007 October 17, Florence Fabricant, “Food Stuff”, in New York Times

unbarbed2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unbarb

Origin

From un- + barbed.

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Translations

Māori ngongore
  • ngongorehaving no barbs
Cite this entry
APA

unbarbed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarbed

MLA

“unbarbed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarbed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbarbed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarbed.

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