barefisted

American  

[bair-fis-tid] / ˈbɛərˈfɪs tɪd /

adjective

1. with the fists bare.

   a fierce, barefisted fight; to fight barefisted.

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Etymology

Origin of barefisted

bare ¹ + fist ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

One defendant in the case, according to the lawsuit, vowed online that he would “come barehanded and barefisted,” adding, “My guys will be ready with lots of nifty equipment.”

From Washington Times

“As Uzcátegui was standing in his corner, Leon Lawson walked across the ring and barefisted struck Uzcátegui in the face with his left fist,” according to a statement of charges filed by Uzcát­egui’s manager, Sean Gibbons.

From Washington Post

He was raised mostly by a strong mother who could cheer him on in a barefisted street brawl but stood resolutely in his way when he toyed with the idea of a professional fight career.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and General Paul Harkins, commander of the 14,000-man U.S. military mission, McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, plunged into their assignment: to find out whether the war on the Communists has been hurt by the Diem regime's barefisted handling of dissident Buddhists.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Cabazon last month, a Four-square Gospel preacher and a gun-toting bandit�who was shot to death by Los Angeles cops the next night�fought a grim, barefisted battle for the right to buy the festering town dump.

From Time Magazine Archive