Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Destitute of weapons; defenseless.
  • Without arms.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Without any arm or branch.
  • adjective Destitute of arms or weapons.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective having no arms

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having no arms

Etymologies

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arm +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Items such as armless chairs, chaise lounges, sofas and ottomans are covered in removable, machine-washable covers.?

    Kashw?re, the Ultimate in Kash-ual Comfort 2007

  • Or the fact that he didn't buy all the "armless" sweaters when he had the chance.

    My Sweater Makes Me Wistful Slimbolala 2006

  • To prove he's an Autobot, Jetfire is quite literally "'armless" in robot mode!

    Transformers News - All News 2009

  • To prove he's an Autobot, Jetfire is quite literally "'armless" in robot mode!

    Transformers News - All News 2009

  • To prove he's an Autobot, Jetfire is quite literally "'armless" in robot mode!

    Transformers News - All News 2009

  • I know there are lots of armless fathers out there with kids to raise, and I know she probably promised to pay for a lot of things, but still, that's just not something you say to someone.

    I'm The Closest Thing To Picasso That You'll See In This Fucking Life Chris Okum 2011

  • The Black Knight in The Holy Grail, after being rendered armless, declared, "It's just a flesh wound."

    Bob Bowdon: Teachers Unions and Shifting Winds Bob Bowdon 2010

  • "If they're pissed off at my totally bitchin' rock-star life—which makes Keith Richards and Ozzy and Sinatra and Zeppelin look like droopy-eyed, armless children—that's their problem."

    Two and a Half Men Plus a Colonel Joe Queenan 2011

  • His chambers were as I remembered them, from the round stone altar table that sat opposite the entry door, neatly arranged with candles, a bell, his athame, and various other ritual items; to the stacked stone walls and leather seating in-the-round with two plush, armed seats across from each other and two armless semicircular couches.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • Padded but austere, square seat and backrest, with chrome legs and elegant stitching, the armless chair — in fact, my entire office: sleek no-nonsense windows; spare masculine furnishings; metal and black leather and dark wood — rendered him out of place and hulkingly redundant.

    In the hot seat Matt Potter 2010

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