bare-handed
adverb or adjective
bare-hand·ed
ˈber-ˈhan-dəd 
1
: without gloves
2
: without tools or weapons
fight an animal bare-handed
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The prime minister is a master storyteller, always casting himself as a bare-handed hero fighting a mighty monster: Obama, Iran, the New Israel Fund (a progressive NGO), or his favorite antagonist, the media.
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Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2019
Shelton ran to the plate on Cade Kurland's chopper toward third but Sprague-Lott made a bare-handed snag and fired home, where Hudson White tagged Shelton out.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Apr. 2024
One of them handed a disposable hand-warmer to a chilled reporter, who was taking bare-handed notes.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
His bare-handed putout in UO’s win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA regional round was among his highlight reel plays.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2023
Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2019
Shelton ran to the plate on Cade Kurland's chopper toward third but Sprague-Lott made a bare-handed snag and fired home, where Hudson White tagged Shelton out.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Apr. 2024
One of them handed a disposable hand-warmer to a chilled reporter, who was taking bare-handed notes.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2024
His bare-handed putout in UO’s win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA regional round was among his highlight reel plays.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2023
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“Bare-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bare-handed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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