armless
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of armless
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at arm 1, -less
Example Sentences
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“I literally thought I was going to compete against other armless people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
Henderson has a low, armless sofa with a soft bench cushion in his own living room, which he put next to a wing chair.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
A storage alcove is stacked with random detritus: an armless Greek warrior, several sets of antlers, a modern wood stool and a bronze bust of a mustachioed Seventh Regiment sergeant.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
You'll dine in a spacious dining room with a remarkably high ceiling, at tables covered in white linen and surrounded by comfortable, armless chairs.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
Baba told me stories of his travels to India and Russia, the people he had met, like the armless, legless couple in Bombay who’d been married forty-seven years and raised eleven children.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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