bare knuckled

English

Verb

bare knuckled

1. simple past and past participle of bare knuckle

Adjective

bare knuckled (comparative more bare knuckled, superlative most bare knuckled)

1. Alternative form of bare-knuckled
   • 2009, Resurgence, page 64:

     The “bare knuckled competition that globalisation requires" is presented as a non-negotiable given, while those on the receiving end of the consequences are dismissed as ill-informed and wishing to "legalise modern-day forms of piracy and counterfeiting" (and in this respect Shapiro is referring to the governments of Brazil and India).

   • 2009, Susan, Susan, →ISBN:

     I fought you hard as a bare knuckled boxer in open yard.

   • 2012, William M. Connolly, Character Assassins: Carr, Dershowitz, Mudd:Who’ll Live In Infamy?, →ISBN:

     He'd have no problem knocking out John Martorano with one bare knuckled blow.