Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no-holds-barred

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: no-hold-s-barred
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of no holds barred.

Example Sentences

"It was meant to be a warning against the excesses of heroin use, according to its author. A no-holds-barred, gritty – albeit often comic – portrait of the travails of a disparate group of misfits navigating Edinburgh’s dark, drug-riddled underbelly."

Questions

What does no-holds-barred mean?: Alternative spelling of no holds barred.

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