armless

English

Etymology

From Middle English armlees; equivalent to arm +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

armless (not comparable)

Having no arms.
- 1912, Edith Nesbit, The White Cat:
  When you have been waited on by armless hands, and have had a short conversation with a cat, nothing can surprise you much.

Derived terms

Translations

without arms

Czech: bezruký (cs)
Finnish: kädetön (fi)
German: armlos
Polish: bezręki (pl)
Russian: безру́кий (ru) (bezrúkij)
Swedish: armlös (sv)

Anagrams

Amslers, marless

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