one-armed

UK/ˌwʌnɑːmd/US/ˌwʌnɑɹmd/

adjective

Having only one arm; especially having lost an arm.

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Meanings

adjectiveone-armed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving only one arm; especially having lost an arm.

    "Hope I'm not talking out of school but I do feel you acted unwisely by employing a one-armed chauffeur."

    1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 152

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving one arm

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armed
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armed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From one + armed.

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Translations

Catalan manc
  • manchaving only one arm
Chinese Mandarin 獨臂 /独臂
  • 獨臂 /独臂 (dúbì)having only one arm
Dutch eenarmig, eenarmige
  • eenarmighaving only one arm
  • eenarmigehaving only one arm
Finnish yksikätinen
  • yksikätinenhaving only one arm
French manchot
  • manchothaving only one arm
German einarmig
  • einarmighaving only one arm
Hungarian félkarú
  • félkarúhaving only one arm
Irish leathláimhe, leathlámhach
  • leathláimhehaving only one arm
  • leathlámhachhaving only one arm
Polish jednoręki, jednoramienny
  • jednorękihaving only one arm
  • jednoramiennyhaving only one arm
Russian однору́кий
  • однору́кий (odnorúkij)having only one arm
Spanish manco
  • mancohaving only one arm
Swedish enarmad
  • enarmadhaving only one arm
Cite this entry
APA

one-armed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-armed

MLA

“one-armed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-armed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-armed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-armed.

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