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open-armed

open-armed adjective: having one's arms open and apart.

Adjective

open-armed (not comparable)

  1. (literally) Having one's arms open and apart.
  2. (figuratively) cordial; friendly; welcoming.
    • We were welcomed in to their home open-armed.
    • Step up, step up, step up; the sky is open-armed. When the light is mine, I felt gravity pull.1985 June 10, R.E.M., “Feeling Gravitys Pull”, in Fables of the Reconstruction

Questions about open-armed

What does open-armed mean?
Open-armed means having one's arms open and apart.
What part of speech is open-armed?
Open-armed is an adjective.

Words near open-armed in the dictionary

  1. open-air
  2. open-air museum
  3. open-air museums
  4. open-aired
  5. open-and-shut
  6. open-armed
  7. open-arse
  8. open-arses
  9. open-back
  10. open-book
  11. open-book contract

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