Associations to the word «Swashbuckling»

Wiktionary

SWASHBUCKLING, adjective. Adventurous, exciting.

Dictionary definition

SWASHBUCKLING, noun. Flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior.
SWASHBUCKLING, adjective. Flamboyantly adventurous.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats