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单词 bare-knuckle
释义

bare-knuckle

adjective or adverb

bare-knuck·​le ˈber-ˈnə-kəl How to pronounce bare-knuckle (audio)
variants or less commonly bare-knuckled
ˈber-ˈnə-kəld How to pronounce bare-knuckle (audio)
or bare-knuckles
ˈber-ˈnə-kəlz How to pronounce bare-knuckle (audio)
1
: not using boxing gloves
champion bare-knuckle prizefighter of England Dennis Craig
when men fought bare-knuckle
2
: having a fierce unrelenting character
bare-knuckle politics

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

bare-knuckle

adjective

variants also bare-knuckled or bare-knuckles
as in gladiatorial

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gladiatorial
  • combative
  • pugnacious
  • confrontational
  • take-no-prisoners
  • belligerent
  • blood-and-guts
  • bellicose
  • in-your-face
  • feisty
  • militant
  • warlike
  • scrappy
  • brawly
  • chippy
  • assaultive
  • savage
  • contentious
  • disputatious
  • ferocious
  • quarrelsome
  • truculent
  • argumentative
  • vicious
  • ruthless
  • brute
  • menacing
  • fierce
  • discordant
  • bestial
  • grim
  • merciless
  • relentless
  • fell
  • barbaric
  • uncivilized
  • pitiless
  • threatening
  • bloody
  • inhumane
  • inhuman
  • bloodthirsty
  • unrelenting
  • sanguinary
  • implacable
  • heartless
  • homicidal
  • murderous
  • murdering
  • wild
  • wanton
  • ravenous
  • rapacious
  • voracious
  • sanguine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • mild
  • gentle
  • congenial
  • genial
  • friendly
  • warm
  • hearty
  • kind
  • tame
  • cordial
  • amicable
  • peaceable
  • unaggressive
  • human
  • submissive
  • compassionate
  • compliant
  • companionable
  • peaceful
  • comradely
  • benign
  • civilized
  • amiable
  • merciful
  • humane
  • pacific
  • warmhearted
  • cultured
  • complaisant
  • obliging
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