English

Adjective

armed ‎(comparative more armed, superlative most armed)

1. (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.

   nuclear-armed

2. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
3. (obsolete) Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
   • De Foe

     a distemper eminently armed from heaven

4. (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.

   the four-armed creature.

   the strong-armed man.

Derived terms

• armed forces
• armed response
• armed robber
• armed robbery
• armed to the teeth
• unarmed

Translations

Verb

armed

1. simple past tense and past participle of arm

Etymology 2

arm ‎(“the upper limb of the body”) +‎ -ed.

Adjective

armed ‎(not comparable)

1. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
2. (heraldry, of horns, teeth, beaks, etc.) Coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.

Derived terms

• one-armed
• two-armed

Anagrams

• ad rem, derma, dream, m'dear, ramed

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin armātus.

Adjective

armed m (feminine singular armeda, masculine plural armeds, feminine plural armedes)

1. armed