barehanded

barehanded
/bair"han"did/, adj., adv.
1. with hands uncovered: He caught the baseball barehanded.
2. without tools, weapons, or other means: foolishly coming barehanded to the besieged city.
[1400-50; late ME bare-handyd. See BARE1, HANDED]

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