Definition of Outgunned

1. Adjective. (rfd-redundant) being in the position of having insufficient weapons. ¹

2. Verb. (past participle of outgun) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outgunned

1. outgun [v] - See also: outgun

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outgunned

outgrown
outgrows
outgrowth
outgrowths
outguard
outguards
outguess
outguessed
outguesses
outguessing
outguide
outguided
outguides
outguiding
outgun
outgunned (current term)
outgunning
outguns
outgush
outgushed
outgushes
outgushing
outhale
outhandle
outhandled
outhandles
outhandling
outharbor
outharbors
outharbour

Literary usage of Outgunned

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Small Arms, Big Impact: The Next Challenge of Disarmament by Michael Renner (1998)
"... from Jeff Brazil and Steve Berry, "Crackdown on Assault Weapons Has Missed Mark," Los Angeles Times, 24 August 1997, <http://www.latimes.com/outgunned/ ..."

2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"It is certain that neither the army nor the British public felt any doubt. After long months in the trenches—outnumbered, outgunned, ..."

3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and by Francis Whiting Halsey (1919)
"The fighting on May 26 was very stiff, and both sides lost heavily. The Italians were still completely outgunned. ..."

4. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"outgunned, overwhelmed by numbers, deluged with high explosives, Allenby with that little army of less than two hundred thousand men, retreated stubbornly, ..."

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