armless

[ahrm-lis]

adjective

lacking an arm or arms: The Venus de Milo is an armless statue.

Nearby words

Origin of armless

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at arm¹, -less

Related formsarm·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for armless

All that was left of the corpse was a headless, armless torso with one leg, still wearing a stiletto-heeled boot.
Headless Torso Found in Venice Lagoon|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The same completeness is conveyed in all the armless statues of Rodin: nothing necessary is lacking.
Auguste Rodin|Rainer Maria Rilke
An armless beggar was turning the crank of an organ with his bare feet.
Trapped in 'Black Russia'|Ruth Pierce
Then Armless lay down on the ground and kicked the oak with his feet three miles off.
Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales|Anonymous

Women, old men, little children, 'armless people—enough to make your 'eart bleed.
Tatterdemalion|John Galsworthy
Them little attacks o' gout, why he makes nothink o' them, and they goes and comes quite 'armless.
Guy Deverell, v. 2 of 2|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Word Origin and History for armless

armless

adj.

late 14c., of physical conditions, from arm (n.1) + -less. Meaning "without weapons" is attested from 1610s (from arm (n.2)), but that sense is more typically expressed by unarmed.