cross-armed

adjective

Having the arms crossed.

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Meanings

adjectivecross-armed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the arms crossed.
  2. not comparablebiologyBrachiate.

    Inflorescence a large terminal, leafy, cross-armed panicle, composed of small, 5-flowered, terminal umbellets.

    1838, George Don, A General System of Gardening and Botany, page 64

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brachiate
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APA

cross-armed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-armed

MLA

“cross-armed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-armed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-armed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-armed.

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