armed

adjectiveverbadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɑːmd//
United States//ɑɹmd//
//ˈɑːɹmɪd//

Equipped, especially with a weapon.

adjective

1
Equipped, especially with a weapon.
nuclear-armed
2
Equipped, especially with a weapon. Equipped with a gun.
The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.
3
Prepared for use; loaded.
4
obsoleteFurnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
a distemper eminently armed from heaven
The naked eye then will immediately direct us, by means of the two stars just mentioned, towards the place where, in the finder, the armed eye will perceive the double star in question about ¾ degree from the 44th Lyncis.
5
Having prickles or thorns.

Etymology

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.

verb

1
Also a form of armsimple past and past participle of arm

adjective

1
Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
2
Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
the four-armed creature
the strong-armed man
His shoulders broad and strong, / Armed long and round.
3
Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.

Etymology

Forms

comparative: more armed
superlative: most armed

Armageddon · Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between…Armand · A surname.Armando · A surname.

armed · Equipped, especially with a weapon.

Armenian · Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the…armor · A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object…Armor · A surname.

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