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.

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)