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armed.

Equipped, especially with a weapon.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɑɹmd/US/ɑːmd/UK/ˈɑːɹmɪd/obsolete

  1. Equipped, especially with a weapon.

    in-compounds · sometimes
    nuclear-armed

  2. Equipped, especially with a weapon. Equipped with a gun.

    in-compounds · sometimes · specifically

  3. Prepared for use; loaded.

  4. Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.

    obsolete

  5. Having prickles or thorns.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English arm Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armed From arm (“to equip with a weapon”) + -ed.

adj/ɑɹmd/US/ɑːmd/UK/ˈɑːɹmɪd/obsolete

  1. Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.

    in-compounds · not-comparable

  2. Possessing arms of a specified number or type.

    not-comparable
    the four-armed creature
    the strong-armed man

  3. Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English arm Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armed From arm (“the upper limb of the body”) + -ed.

verb/ɑɹmd/US/ɑːmd/UK/ˈɑːɹmɪd/obsolete

  1. simple past and past participle of arm

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English arm Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armed From arm (“to equip with a weapon”) + -ed.

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