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
Two batters later, Alek Thomas grounded a ball off Scherzer’s right elbow, and Rangers third baseman Josh Jung barehanded the deflection, beating Thomas by a step at first to end the inning.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
He might be able to outfight any man in the tribe barehanded or with weapons, but not with words.
From Shaman by Robert Shea
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