Definitions
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- adjective
Adventurous ,exciting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
- adjective flamboyantly adventurous
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Examples
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Instead, I pirated books (lawyers and other official-type people take note, by “pirate” I mean I dress up in swashbuckling garb while I read free public-domain titles).
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And, besides, his swashbuckling was a fine thing to see.
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Inspired by a few facts from Errol Flynn's life, and rooting her story firmly in Jamaican history, Cezair-Thompson vividly imagines the life of Ida, who is little more than a child herself when she gives birth to her daughter May, the illegitimate child of 1930/40s movie star Errol Flynn - known as a swashbuckling adventurer on screen, and for his glittering parties and affairs off screen.
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And, besides, his swashbuckling was a fine thing to see.
The Iron Heel Jack London 1896
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Mrs. Smith, might very well be calling the swashbuckling shots when the cameras start rolling, a date that Warner Bros. is eyeing as "as soon as possible".
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With the right script, he might be able to capture that kind of swashbuckling magic again.
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From his shoot out with the cops at the Little Bohemia Lodge, to his daring escape from jail using a wooden gun covered with boot polish, the film allows us to indulge in the idea of Dillinger as a kind of swashbuckling hatchet man.
“Nobody did it like DILLINGER… He was the gangster’s gangster!” | Obsessed With Film 2009
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Put it this way: After you read this book, you get to use the word "swashbuckling" to describe it.
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He was a tall, handsome, kind of swashbuckling, enchanting man, and he definitely held sway over the boy.
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Latendresse is given the adjective of 'swashbuckling' … what in the heck does that mean for a hockey player?
SBNation.com - All Posts Travis Hughes 2010
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