bare-knuckle
adjective or adverb
bare-knuck·le
| \ ˈber-ˈnə-kəl
\
\
variants:
or less commonly bare-knuckled \
ˈber-ˈnə-kəld
\
or bare-knuckles \
ˈber-ˈnə-kəlz
\
\
or bare-knuckles \
ˈber-ˈnə-kəlz
\
Definition of bare-knuckle
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
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“Bare-knuckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bare-knuckle. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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