unbarbed

American  

[uhn-bahrbd] / ʌnˈbɑrbd /

adjective

1. barbless.

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Etymology

Origin of unbarbed

First recorded in 1555–65; un- ¹ + barb ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

I'm glad I took it--it was the only refreshing thing in that dry, unrevealing, tense half-hour, which was odd since the questions were unbarbed and the subject well known to this doting father.

From Time Magazine Archive

Having spread his excellent bed of barbed and unbarbed arrows, that hero lieth on it like the divine Skanda on a clump of heath.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

The capsules with unbarbed threads are very nearly as broad at the distal as at the proximal end; they are broadly oval with rounded ends.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Must I go show them my unbarbed sconce?

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

Because thy arrows, not yet dire, Are still unbarbed with destined fire, I fear thee more than hadst thou stood Full-panoplied in womanhood.

From Modern British Poetry by Untermeyer, Louis