armed

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

  • Past participle of arm (below).

[edit] Adjective

armed (comparative more armed, superlative most armed)

Positive
armed

Comparative
more armed

Superlative
most armed

  1. Equipped, especially with a weapon.
  2. (Of a weapon) prepared for use; loaded.
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[edit] Verb

armed

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of arm.

[edit] Etymology 2

Arm, the upper limb of the body + -ed past participle.

[edit] Adjective

armed (not comparable)

Positive
armed

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. (rarely) Having an arm or arms.
  2. (heraldry) Pertaining to the horns, teeth, or tusks of beasts or pertaining to the beaks and talons of birds when these parts are coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.
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