Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

barehanded

 - 2 dictionary results

bare⋅hand⋅ed

  [bair-han-did]
Use barehanded in a Sentence
–adjective, adverb
1. with hands uncovered: He caught the baseball barehanded.
2. without tools, weapons, or other means: foolishly coming barehanded to the besieged city.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME bare-handyd. See bare 1 , handed
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To barehanded
bare·hand·ed   (bâr'hān'dĭd)   
adv.   & adj.
With no covering on the hands: barehanded boxing.
bare'hand'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see barehanded on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: