barehanded
Americanadjective
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with hands uncovered.
He caught the baseball barehanded.
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without tools, weapons, or other means.
foolishly coming barehanded to the besieged city.
adverb
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without weapons, tools, etc
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with hands uncovered
Etymology
Origin of barehanded
First recorded in 1400–50, barehanded is from the late Middle English word bare-handyd. See bare 1, handed
Example Sentences
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Chapman charged, barehanded the ball on a do-or-die play and fired off balance across the diamond to first, where LaMonte Wade Jr. made a difficult pick of an in-between hop for the final out.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
Anyone who has pruned tomato plants barehanded has likely found their fingers darkened with a sticky, gold-black substance that won't quite wash off.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
Mr. Moore flattened his empty, barehanded, and high-fived the others.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Ketel Marte singled to right, Betts picked up the ball barehanded and in one motion made a two-hop throw to get Marte stretching at second.
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2023
It was so warm in the sun that we sat about bareheaded and barehanded, yet not a frost-needle melted.
From A Northern Countryside by Richards, Rosalind
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