present participle of armchair

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

(figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.

To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data. / To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.

Furnished with armchairs. / Seated in an armchair. / Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.

simple past tense and past participle of armchair

plural of armchair

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armchair

(linguistics, informal) Any linguistic enterprise employing introspection rather than empirical methods, such as elicitation.

(CB radio) Perfectly clear reception.