"swashbuckling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more swashbuckling [comparative], most swashbuckling [superlative]
Etymology: Back-formation from swashbuckler, as though that had been formed as swashbuckle + -er. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|swashbuckler}} Back-formation from swashbuckler Head templates: {{en-adj}} swashbuckling (comparative more swashbuckling, superlative most swashbuckling)
  1. Adventurous, exciting. Categories (topical): Personality Related terms: swashbuckler Translations (adventurous): opwindend (Dutch), avontuurlijk (Dutch), hurjapäinen (Finnish), truculent (French), aventurier (French), aufschneiderisch (German), prahlerisch (German), verwegen (German), bramarbasierend (German), abenteuerlich (German), draufgängerisch (German), sabelraslende (Norwegian Bokmål), spennende (Norwegian Bokmål), zawadiacki (Polish)

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