bareknuckle
bareknuckle Lexical Profile
bareknuckle Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Fierce, uncompromising, and relentless, especially in politics, business, or competition.
"The municipal election quickly turned into a bareknuckle campaign over zoning and tax reform."
Involving or conducted with bare fists rather than padded boxing gloves.
"Earlynineteenth-century prizefighting was a grueling bareknuckle sport with very few protective rules."
• adverb
Without wearing boxing gloves; using bare fists.
"In the early days of the sport, heavyweight contenders competed bareknuckle for hours at a time."
In a fierce, direct, and uncompromising manner.
"The two rival executives negotiated bareknuckle until a final merger agreement was reached."
• verb
To fight, compete, or push through a difficult situation using sheer grit and without protective advantages.
"With limited startup capital, the founders had to bareknuckle their way through the first two years of business."