adj
Meaning 1
Adventurous, exciting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: timid, unadventurous, boring
Standard Lemma guide
swashbuckling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
flamboyantly adventurous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: swaggering
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
History
Etymology
Back-formation from swashbuckler, as though that had been formed as swashbuckle + -er.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: opwindend — adventurous
- Dutch: avontuurlijk — adventurous
- Finnish: hurjapäinen — adventurous
- French: truculent — adventurous
- French: aventurier — adventurous
- German: aufschneiderisch — adventurous
- German: prahlerisch — adventurous
- German: verwegen — adventurous
- German: bramarbasierend — adventurous
- German: abenteuerlich — adventurous
- German: draufgängerisch — adventurous
- Norwegian Bokmål: sabelraslende — adventurous
- Norwegian Bokmål: spennende — adventurous
- Polish: zawadiacki — adventurous