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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rough-and-tumble, bare-knuckle, bare-knuckledadjective

    characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules

    "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"

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  1. bare-knuckled

    Bare-knuckled generally means direct in a manner that could be harsh, forceful, or without any attempt to disguise something. It can refer to a literal bare-knuckle fight (without boxing gloves), demonstrating physical aggression, or it can refer to a metaphorical approach to truth-telling, negotiation, or conflict resolution that is straightforward, blunt, or unvarnished.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bare-knuckled in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bare-knuckled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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