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adj
Armed in advance, in preparation for anticipated defensive moves (such as fighting, lawyering, or counterarguing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Qualifier: literal
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Synonyms: prearmed
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having some specific type of forearm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of forearm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
By surface analysis, fore- + arm + -ed
Denominal from forearm (noun).
