Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forearmed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: fore-armed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of forearm

adj

Armed in advance, in preparation for anticipated defensive moves (such as fighting, lawyering, or counterarguing).

adj

Having some specific type of forearm.

Example Sentences

"Popeye is a large-forearmed cartoon character."

Etymology

By surface analysis, fore- + arm + -ed

Phrases

forewarned is forearmed

Synonyms

prearmed

Questions

What does forearmed mean?: simple past and past participle of forearm
Where does forearmed come from?: By surface analysis, fore- + arm + -ed

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