well-armed

adjective

bearing firearms; having weapons: a heavily armed patrol.

maintained by arms: armed peace.

involving the use of weapons: armed conflict.

equipped: The students came armed with their pocket calculators.

(especially of an animal) covered protectively, as by a shell.

fortified; made secure: Armed by an inveterate optimism, he withstood despair.

(of an artillery shell, bomb, missile, etc.) having the fuze made operative.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see arm², -ed²

Related forms

half-armed, adjective

well-armed, adjective

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World English Dictionary

armed¹ (ɑːmd)

—*adj*
1.	equipped with or supported by arms, armour, etc
2.	prepared for conflict or any difficulty
3.	(of an explosive device) prepared for use; having a fuse or detonator installed
4.	(of plants) having the protection of thorns, spines, etc

armed² (ɑːmd)

—*adj*
	a. having an arm or arms
	b. (in combination): long-armed; one-armed

well-armed

—*adj*
1.	having many or good weapons: well-armed forces
2.	suitably prepared in advance: well armed for an argument

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

arm

"body part," O.E. earm "arm," from P.Gmc. *armaz (cf. O.S., M.Du., Ger. arm, O.N. armr, O.Fris. erm), from PIE base *ar- "fit, join" (cf. Skt. irmah "arm," Armenian armukn "elbow," O.Prus. irmo "arm," Gk. arthron "a joint," L. armus "shoulder"). Arm of the sea was in O.E. Arm-twister "powerful persuader"

is from 1938. Arm-wrestling is from 1971.

"They wenten arme in arme yfere Into the gardyn" [Chaucer]

arm

"weapon," c.1300, from O.Fr. armes (pl.), 11c., from L. arma "weapons," lit. "tools, implements (of war)," from PIE base *ar- "fit, join." The notion seems to be "that which is fitted together." Meaning "heraldic insignia" (in coat of arms, etc.) is early 14c.; originally they were borne on shields of

fully armed knights or barons. The verb meaning "to furnish with weapons" is from c.1200.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

arm ¹ (ärm)
n.
An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.

Slang Dictionary

arm definition

n.
a police officer. (Underworld. See also long arm of the law.) : What'll you do if the arms come in while you're sawing the bars of your cell?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Matching Quote

"Do you know what Agelisas said, when he was asked why the great city of Lacedomonie was not girded with walls? Because, pointing out the inhabitants and citizens of the city, so expert in military discipline and so strong and well armed: "Here," he said, "are the walls of the city," meaning that there is no wall but of bones, and that towns and cities can have no more secure nor stronger wall than the virtue of their citizens and inhabitants."

-François Rabelais

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