bare-knuckle
or bare-knuck·led
(of a boxer) wearing no boxing gloves: These are bare-knuckle kids who need to learn a higher level of boxing.
(of a boxing match or other fight) without gloves: a bare-knuckle brawl.
without regard for rules or niceties; rough-and-tumble: a bare-knuckle approach to judicial reform.
without boxing gloves: He’s a scrappy guy who likes to fight bare-knuckle.
in a manner that bypasses rules and niceties: If we have to take on these land developers bare-knuckle, we will.
Origin of bare-knuckle
1- Sometimes bare·knuck·le, bare·knuck·led .
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British Dictionary definitions for bare-knuckle
without boxing gloves: a bare-knuckle fight
aggressive and without reservations: a bare-knuckle confrontation
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