Unarmed Meaning
/ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDefenceless and lacking weapons.
adjDefenceless and lacking weapons., Lacking both weapons and protective armour.
Sentence Examples
Karate is an art of unarmed defense.
Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The police officer faced the ____ suspect who had no guns or knives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police confirmed that the man was ____ and did not pose a serious threat to anyone in the area today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English armed English unarmed From un- + armed.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] in order to see such Objects as are very remote, purblind Persons must make Use of concave Glasses, whose Radii are equal to the Distances at which they see distinctly with their unarmed Eyes."
— 1759, William Porterfield, A treatise on the eye, the manner and phaenomena of vision:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The police officer faced the ____ suspect who had no guns or knives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police confirmed that the man was ____ and did not pose a serious threat to anyone in the area today.