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swashbuckling

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swash·buck·le  (swshbkl, swôsh-)
intr.v. swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling, swash·buck·les
To act as a swashbuckler, as in a movie or play.

[Back-formation from swashbuckler.]

swashbuckling
Adjective
having the exciting manner or behaviour of pirates, esp. those depicted in films [obsolete swash to make the noise of a sword striking a shield + buckler shield]
swashbuckler n
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Noun1.swashbuckling - flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Adj.1.swashbuckling - flamboyantly adventurous
adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

swashbuckling
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Spanish swashbuckling [ˈswɔʃbʌklɪŋ] adj [person] → aventurero; [film] → de capa y espada
French swashbuckling [ˈswɔʃbʌklɪŋ] adj [film] → de cape et d'épée
Italian swashbuckling [ˈswɔʃbʌklɪŋ] adj [role, hero] → spericolato/a

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And, besides, his swashbuckling was a fine thing to see.
Watson could not recognize himself, nor could his worst enemy have recognized him, in the swashbuckling, rough-housing picture that was painted of him.
 
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