open-armed

adjective

Having one's arms open and apart.

“We were welcomed in to their home open-armed.”

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Meanings

adjectiveopen-armed (not comparable)
  1. literallynot comparableHaving one's arms open and apart.
  2. figurativelynot comparablecordial; friendly; welcoming.

    We were welcomed in to their home open-armed.

    1 more example

    Step up, step up, step up; the sky is open-armed. When the light is mine, I felt gravity pull.

    1985 June 10, R.E.M., “Feeling Gravitys Pull”, in Fables of the Reconstruction
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Chicago

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

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