swashbuckling
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈswɔːsˌbʌk.lɪŋ/
- Literature
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- Swashbuckling pirates hoist their flag, the "Jolly Roger."
- swashbuckling pirate
- swashbuckling entrepreneur
- swashbuckling adventure
I'd probably say like, you know, I like to be remembered as someone that played the game in a in a swashbuckling style with finesse.
- I'd probably say like, you know, I like to be remembered as someone that played the game in a in a swashbuckling style with finesse.
Examples
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The movie is filled with swashbuckling heroes who sail the seas in search of treasure.
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Science fiction, for all its swashbuckling action, also has a long history with the long take.
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Boris Johnson is most famous for being the most swashbuckling recent Prime Minister of Britain.
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While this idea may appeal to those who enjoy the swashbuckling exploits described in spy novels, it seems to have garnered virtually no support within the government or, more importantly, the business community.
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Look at Firefly/Serenity; a swashbuckling space pirate epic that had genuine old school thrills and emotion and is better than any Star Wars film since Empire.
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Still, the performances are excellent from top to bottom; in addition to those previously mentioned, Legolas is a swashbuckling hero as portrayed by Orlando Bloom, and John Rhys-Davies brings gruff humor to the part of Gimli.
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This 1987 swashbuckling romance was set to be made into a musical with a score by the inventive Adam Guettel ("The Light in the Piazza") and a book by the film's screenwriter William Goldman.
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The swashbuckling knight charged into battle, his sword gleaming in the sunlight.
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She enjoys swashbuckling tales of daring adventurers and their thrilling escapades.
Synonyms
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7.6
To take bold risks and do daring things
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7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
Antonyms
How Adventurous
Surface Forms
Morphology
swashbuckling = swashbuckle (opaque) = swash + buckle + ing
The -ing suffix is regular, but the base verb swashbuckle is historically and semantically opaque, so the adjective sense is not straightforwardly predictable from its parts.
Etymology
Swashbuckling comes from the old parts swash 'to strike loudly' and buckler 'small shield', so it brings to mind a loud, proud sword fighter. That's why the adjective swashbuckling describes someone who is daring and showy, like a heroic adventurer.