UNARMED

unarmed

(adjective) (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms; “went alone and unarmed”; “unarmed peasants were shot down”; “unarmed vehicles”

unarmed

(adjective) (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unarmed (not comparable)

Defenceless and lacking weapons or armour.

Not carrying arms.

(biology) Not having thorns or claws etc.

(obsolete) Unaided, as of the vision without a glass.

Anagrams

• Mundare, duramen, manured, maunder, undream

Source: Wiktionary


Un*armed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + armed.]

1. Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.

2. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc.

UNARM

Un*arm", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + arm.]

Definition: To disarm. Sir T. Browne.

Un*arm", v. i.

Definition: To puff off, or lay down, one's arms or armor. "I'll unarm again." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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