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barefisted

barefisted adjective: without boxing gloves or weapons.

Adjective

barefisted (not comparable)

  1. (Fighting) without boxing gloves or weapons.

Synonyms of barefisted

Origin of barefisted

From bare + fisted.

Questions about barefisted

What does barefisted mean?
Barefisted means without boxing gloves or weapons.
What part of speech is barefisted?
Barefisted is an adjective.

Words near barefisted in the dictionary

  1. barefacedness
  2. barefast
  3. barefeet
  4. Barefield
  5. Barefields
  6. barefisted
  7. barefoot
  8. barefoot all over
  9. barefoot and pregnant
  10. Barefoot Bay
  11. barefoot doctor

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