Bare and Old

Bare

Bare adjective - Being this and no more.

Old and bare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Bare".

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Bare and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Both words in one sentence

  • Goo Goo Godlike Hercules. His first heroic act was before he was a month old, when he killed two serpents created by Hera to take out him (and his normal twin) with his bare hands.
  • Film / Train To Busan Good Old Fisticuffs: Against all common sense, Sang-hwa fights against the infected with his bare hands, and he pulls it off.
  • It worked perfectly...unfortunately, the Kingpin figured out what had happened, and the "old Kingpin" had no compunction about murdering a traitor with his bare hands.
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