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armed

DEFINITIONS OF: armed

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adj having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination

“the many-armed goddess Shiva”
Synonyms
armlike
resembling an arm
brachiate
having arms or armlike appendages
long-armed
having relatively long arms
one-armed
having one arm
Antonyms:
armless
having no arms

adj (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

armed robbery”
Synonyms
equipped, weaponed
carrying weapons
light-armed
armed with light equipment and weapons
militarised, militarized
issued military arms
Antonyms:
unarmed
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
barehanded
with bare hands
clean
not carrying concealed weapons
defenceless, defenseless
lacking weapons for self-defense
weaponless
without a weapon
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adj (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns

Synonyms
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
bristlelike
resembling a bristle
brushlike
resembling a brush
thistlelike
resembling a thistle
clawed, taloned
(of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons
Antonyms:
unarmed
(used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns
spineless, thornless
lacking thorns
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