barehanded

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adjective

With bare hands.

Similar
unarmed
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Meanings

adjectivebarehanded (not comparable)

alternative bare-handed

  1. not comparableWith bare hands.
  2. broadlynot comparableWith no tool or weapon.
adverbbarehanded (not comparable)

alternative bare-handed

  1. not comparableWith no covering on the hands.
  2. broadlynot comparableWithout using a tool or weapon.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewith bare hands

Similar
unarmed
Also see
unarmed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bare + handed.

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Translations

Finnish avokäsin, paljain käsin
  • avokäsinwith no covering on the hands
  • paljain käsinwith no covering on the hands
  • paljain käsinwithout tool or weapon
French à main nue, à mains nues
  • à main nuewithout tool or weapon
  • à mains nueswithout tool or weapon
Italian disarmato
  • disarmatowithout tool or weapon
Portuguese desarmado
  • desarmadowithout tool or weapon
Spanish con las manos desnudas
  • con las manos desnudaswithout tool or weapon
Ukrainian голорукий, голору́ч
  • голорукий (holorukyj)with bare hands
  • голору́ч (holorúč)with no covering on the hands
  • голору́ч (holorúč)without tool or weapon

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

barehanded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barehanded

MLA

“barehanded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barehanded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barehanded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barehanded.

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