open-armed
adj1
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:
- Related terms
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