swashbuckling

English

Etymology

Back-formation from swashbuckler, as though that had been formed as swashbuckle + -er.

Adjective

swashbuckling (comparative more swashbuckling, superlative most swashbuckling)

1. Adventurous, exciting.
   • 2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, in BBC Sport:

     Brecel's swashbuckling style has endeared him to fans across the world, in particular the manner of his famous victories over O'Sullivan and Si Jiahui on his run to the final.

Antonyms: timid, unadventurous, boring

Related terms

• swashbuckler

Translations

adventurous

• Dutch: opwindend (nl), avontuurlijk (nl)
• Finnish: hurjapäinen
• French: truculent (fr), aventurier (fr)
• German: aufschneiderisch, prahlerisch (de), verwegen (de), bramarbasierend (de), abenteuerlich (de), draufgängerisch (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sabelraslende, spennende (no)

• Polish: zawadiacki (pl)