one-armed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌwʌnɑɹmd/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˌwʌnɑːmd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From one + armed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having only one arm; especially having lost an arm.
"Hope I'm not talking out of school but I do feel you acted unwisely by employing a one-armed chauffeur."
1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 152:
Deriveds
one-armed router · one-armed bandit · busy as a one-armed paper hanger
Relateds
three-armed · two-armed · one-legged · four-armed
Translations (24)
ota چولاق (having only one arm) · ga leathlámhach (having only one arm) · pl jednoręki (having only one arm) · ca manc (having only one arm) · mr एक हाताचा (having only one arm) · nl eenarmige (having only one arm) · nl eenarmig (having only one arm) · mr एक हाताची (having only one arm) · ru однору́кий (having only one arm) · pl jednoramienny (having only one arm) · alt јаҥыс колду (having only one arm) · cmn 獨臂 /独臂 (having only one arm) · myv векедь (having only one arm) · sv enarmad (having only one arm) · fi yksikätinen (having only one arm) · mk еднорак (having only one arm) · ga leathláimhe (having only one arm) · hu félkarú (having only one arm) · mr एक हाताचे (having only one arm) · alt сыҥар колду (having only one arm) · fr manchot (having only one arm) · es manco (having only one arm) · ota قولاق (having only one arm) · de einarmig (having only one arm)