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[ uhn-ahrmd ] / ʌnˈɑrmd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unarmed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewithout weapons or armor. not having claws, thorns, scales, etc., as animals or plants. (of an artillery shell) not armed. Origin of unarmedA Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at un-1, armed2 Words nearby unarmedunapproved, unapt, unarguable, unargued, unarm, unarmed, unartistic, unary, unary operation, unashamed, unasked Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unarmedPolicemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians. 'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Gunfire was exchanged and Sam, who was unarmed, was wounded. His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Garner believed that he could stand on a public street, unarmed, and address police officers rationally. What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST By allowing him to live, Marshal avoided the shame of killing an unarmed heir-apparent. England’s Greatest Knight Puts ‘Game of Thrones’ to Shame|William O’Connor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And despite the fact that 40 percent of those killed were unarmed, not one police officer was charged with a crime. Arabs Are the Michael Browns of Israel|Dean Obeidallah|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Before this council Godwin and his sons were summoned to appear without an escort, and unarmed. History of the Anglo-Saxons|Thomas Miller And thus the rights of warfare will be evenly balanced once more by means of a peaceful, unarmed U-Boat trader. The Voyage of the Deutschland |Paul Knig One of their number approached the council lodge, unarmed and making the sign for a peaceful communication. Indian Boyhood|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman I was unarmed and helpless on a tiny islet, and a yellow barbarian, whom I had reason to fear, was coming after me. Tales of the Fish Patrol|Jack London The sentinel discovers with alarm the sudden approach of the enemy; the unarmed villagers view it with affright. English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
British Dictionary definitions for unarmed
adjectivewithout weapons (of animals and plants) having no claws, prickles, spines, thorns, or similar structures of or relating to a projectile that does not use a detonator to initiate explosive action Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unarmedhelpless, powerless, open, exposed, indefensible, naked, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable, unshielded, weaponless, wide open |