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weaponless

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wepenles, from Old English wǣpenlēas, from Proto-Germanic *wēpnalausaz, equivalent to weapon +‎ -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woapenloos (weaponless), Dutch wapenloos (weaponless), German waffenlos (weaponless), Danish våbenløs (weaponless), Swedish vapenlös (weaponless), Icelandic vopnlaus (weaponless).

Adjective

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weaponless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking a weapon.
    Synonym: (more common) unarmed

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