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Swashbuckling

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Adventurous, exciting.

    "Brecel's swashbuckling style has endeared him to fans across the world, in particular the manner of his famous victories over O'Sullivan and Si Jiahui on his run to the final."

Adjective
  1. 1
    flamboyantly adventurous wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior wordnet

Etymology

Back-formation from swashbuckler, as though that had been formed as swashbuckle + -er.

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