Meaning

(sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon..

Definitions by Sense

1. (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
2. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
3. (obsolete) Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
4. (botany) Having prickles or thorns.
5. simple past and past participle of arm
6. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
7. (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
8. (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.

Example Sentences

nuclear-armed

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.

the four-armed creature

the strong-armed man

His shoulders broad and strong, / Armed long and round.

Word Forms

• more armed
• most armed

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When Should You Use Armed?

Use armed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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