"weaponous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more weaponous [comparative], most weaponous [superlative]
Etymology: weapon + -ous Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|weapon|ous}} weapon + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} weaponous (comparative more weaponous, superlative most weaponous)
  1. (nonstandard, rare) Like a weapon. Tags: nonstandard, rare
    Sense id: en-weaponous-en-adj-DtJZAy2u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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