SWASHBUCKLING


Meaning of SWASHBUCKLING in English

-k(ə)liŋ, -klēŋ adjective

Etymology: from swashbuckler, after such pairs as English wrestler : wrestling, adjective

1. : acting in the manner of a swashbuckler

2. : characteristic of, marked by, or done by swashbucklers

swashbuckling rovers from all points of the compass came to the island principality — American Guide Series: Texas

swashbuckling historical novel

gawky uncertainty and swashbuckling juvenility — T.D.Clark

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.