Disarmed
[dis'a:rmd]
Definition
(a.) Deprived of arms.
(a.) Deprived of claws, and teeth or beaks.
Inputed by Byron
Examples
- Here, again, he disarmed me by not attempting to defend himself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Her fibres had been softened by suffering, and the sudden glimpse into his mocked and broken life disarmed her contempt for his weakness. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Those whom you have disarmed to satisfy groundless suspicions, will you leave them exposed to the armed madmen of your country? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Two I had disarmed, and one was down, when several more rushed to the aid of their new ruler, and to avenge the death of the old. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- They converted what they could of the conquered people to Islam; the Christians they disarmed, and conferred upon them the monopoly of tax-paying. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Why were these prisoners not disarmed? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- As a man of honour,' said he, throwing himself into a chair, 'I am disarmed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Yes, he will, having first disarmed him. Plato. The Republic.
- Disarmed myself, I now faced my remaining foeman, whose own sword lay somewhere thousands of feet below us, lost in the Lost Sea. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I had just disarmed a huge fellow who had given me a desperate struggle, and for a moment the blacks stood back for a breathing spell. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The puerility of the attempt disarmed Lily's indignation: did it not prove how horribly the poor creature was frightened? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Inputed by Byron