Bare-knuckled
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of bare-knuckle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of bare-knuckle.; Without boxing gloves
"Frank Slavin, who fought both bare-knuckled and gloved bouts, was the heavyweight champion of Australia and boxed in the United States, Canada and England."
- 2 Synonym of bare-knuckle.; Ruthlessly competitive
"His return – armed with a set peppered with Clash classics such as 'London Calling' and 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais' – had the old bare-knuckled punks from 1977 literally in tears."
Adjective
- 1 characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules wordnet
Example
More examples"Frank Slavin, who fought both bare-knuckled and gloved bouts, was the heavyweight champion of Australia and boxed in the United States, Canada and England."
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