armed en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɑːɹmɪd/ (obsolete)
- /ɑɹmd/ (US)
- /ɑːmd/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
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(in-compounds, sometimes) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
nuclear-armed
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(in-compounds, of a person, sometimes, specifically) 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.
2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021:
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
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(obsolete) Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
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.
1821, Sir William Herschel, Catalogue of Double Stars:a distemper eminently armed from heaven
1722, Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year:
- Having prickles or thorns.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most armed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more armed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
armed revolt · armed secession · triarmed · armedness · nuclear-armed · armed forces · armed neutrality · armed struggle · armed police · armed bullhead · armed probe · multiarmed · armed rebellion · armed response · armed merchantman · biarmed · armed and dangerous · busy as a one-armed paperhanger · unarmed · armed to the teeth · nonarmed · armed conflict · armed robbery
Translations (70)
sq armatosur (equipped, especially with a weapon) · tg мусаллаҳ (equipped, especially with a weapon) · pt armado (prepared for use) · nb bevæpna (equipped, especially with a weapon) · hy զինված (equipped, especially with a weapon) · nl gewapend (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fa افزارمند (equipped, especially with a weapon) · de bewaffnet (equipped, especially with a weapon) · nb bevæpnet (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ro înarmat (equipped, especially with a weapon) · pdt bewaufnet (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mr सशस्त्र (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sc armàdu (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sv beväpnad (equipped, especially with a weapon) · el οπλισμένος (prepared for use) · fi aseistettu (equipped, especially with a weapon) · cu орѫжьнъ (equipped, especially with a weapon) · it armato (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sh nȁoružān (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fr armé (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fi ladattu (prepared for use) · es provisto [de] (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mk вооружен (equipped, especially with a weapon) · la armātus (equipped, especially with a weapon) · bg въоръже́н (equipped, especially with a weapon) · pl uzbrojony (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mr शस्त्रसज्ज (equipped, especially with a weapon) · uk збро́йний (equipped, especially with a weapon) · la armiger (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fa مسلح (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sh о̀ружа̄н (equipped, especially with a weapon) · es armado [con] (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sl oborožen (equipped, especially with a weapon) · lb bewaffent (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mi maupū (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mr हत्यारबंद (equipped, especially with a weapon) · hi सशस्त्र (equipped, especially with a weapon) · zh 武裝的 /武装的 (equipped, especially with a weapon) · eo armita (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sk ozbrojený (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mr शस्त्रधारी (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ru вооружённый (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fi aseistautunut (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ru снаряжённый (prepared for use) · be узбро́ены (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ro armat (equipped, especially with a weapon) · da bevæpnet (equipped, especially with a weapon) · lb arméiert (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fa زیناوند (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sh на̏оружа̄н (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ru вооружи́вшийся (equipped, especially with a weapon) · pt armado (equipped, especially with a weapon) · sh òružān (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ru вооружённый (prepared for use) · es armífero (equipped, especially with a weapon) · cs ozbrojený (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ar مُسَلَّح (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ang ġewǣpnod (equipped, especially with a weapon) · fi varustettu (equipped, especially with a weapon) · pl zbrojny (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ca armat (equipped, especially with a weapon) · uk озбро́єний (equipped, especially with a weapon) · grc ἔνοπλος (equipped, especially with a weapon) · kmr çekdar (equipped, especially with a weapon) · hi हथियारबंद (equipped, especially with a weapon) · is vopnaður (equipped, especially with a weapon) · hi मुसल्लह (equipped, especially with a weapon) · ca armat (prepared for use) · el ένοπλος (equipped, especially with a weapon) · mi maurākau (equipped, especially with a weapon)