swashbuckling[adjective]Synonyms: dashing, bold, daredevil, flamboyant
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
swash‧buck‧ling /ˈswɒʃˌbʌk
əlɪŋ $ ˈswɑːʃ-, ˈswɒːʃ-/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: swashbuckler 'noisy boastful fighter' (16-20 centuries), from swash 'to wave around or hit noisily' (15-20 centuries) (probably from the sound) + buckler]
relating to adventures in which people do brave exciting things and fight against their enemies with swords:
a swashbuckling hero a swashbuckling tale of pirates—swashbuckler noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲