outgunned en · ADJ
Meanings
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(qualifier:literal) Having insufficient guns compared to the enemy.
Cockrell's men, becoming more outgunned with every passing minute, finally retreated back over the ridge and re-formed, supported by a Mississippi regiment.
2004, Michael B. Ballard, Vicksburg: the campaign that opened the Mississippi, page 239:The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army.
The opposite is true, said Dulcie Flaherty, executive director of the Montgomery County Lands Trust: "We are very outgunned. We need to have funding […]
2002 February 17, “Environmentalists warn cutbacks could devastate programs, Funds are needed from every government level, not just from municipalities and private donations, conservationists say”, in Philadelphia Inquirer:They greatly extended the battlefield and made the 6-pounder even more outgunned in action.
2003, Philip R. N. Katcher, The Army of Northern Virginia: Lee's army in the American Civil War, page 50:
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(figuratively) Up against formidable adverse circumstances or (especially) adversarial forces.
Near-synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more outgunned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most outgunned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
out of one's depth · outmatched · over one's head · in too deep
Translations (2)
tr teknik olarak yetersiz silahlı (having insufficient weapons) · de waffentechnisch unterlegen (having insufficient weapons)