open-armed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (literally, not-comparable) Having one's arms open and apart.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) cordial; friendly; welcoming.
Step up, step up, step up; the sky is open-armed. When the light is mine, I felt gravity pull.
1985 June 10, R.E.M., “Feeling Gravitys Pull”, in Fables of the Reconstruction:We were welcomed in to their home open-armed.