swashbuckling
adjective
noun
Origin of swashbuckling
swashbuckle
verb (used without object), swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling.
Origin of swashbuckle
Related Words for swashbuckling
fearless, debonair, stylish, dapper, plucky, swashbuckling, splashy, glamorous, bombastic, colorful, brilliant, dazzling, flashy, ornate, infringement, plagiarism, theft, sashay, strut, pranceExamples from the Web for swashbuckling
Contemporary Examples of swashbuckling
He was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
Some viewers might even complain that there wasn't enough sex or swashbuckling in “Two Swords”—that the episode was “slow.”
Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Premiere ‘Two Swords’: Valyrian Steel, Arya’s Revenge, and the Red ViperAndrew Romano
April 7, 2014
McClendon, a swashbuckling executive and fracking pioneer, was ultimately pushed out of his job.
Jonathan Groff turns a hapless mountaineer who talks to his pet reindeer into a swashbuckling Prince Charming.
The swashbuckling efforts of Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have landed him on the cover of Time.
Historical Examples of swashbuckling
Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
He sought to make up in swashbuckling and boasting what he lacked in courage.
Connie Morgan in the Fur CountryJames B. Hendryx
"You don't look like a fire-eating, swashbuckling party to me," he said.
West Wind DriftGeorge Barr McCutcheon
I rather fancy I'm a better man for having been a swashbuckling boy.
West Wind DriftGeorge Barr McCutcheon
And if rip-roaring, swashbuckling, drunken glory is what he is after, he gets it.
The Blazed TrailStewart Edward White