unsheathed
Sword pulled free
Unsheathed means drawn from a sheath or covering, typically said of blades: He unsheathed his sword.
The past tense works as an adjective describing something exposed or bared: an unsheathed knife.
Figuratively, anything revealed or deployed after being concealed: She unsheathed her wit.
Hilted fighting blade
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- saberCurved military sword
- rapierSlender dueling blade
scimitar · cutlass · broadsword · claymore · gladius · machete · epee · foil
Waved menacingly
wielded · gripped · flourished · presented · leveled · poised · aimed · at the ready
Lacking any covering
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- nakedWearing no garments
- revealedMade visible or known
- glintingReflecting brief flashes
gleaming · flashing · visible · open · unprotected · vulnerable · raw · laid bare
Conveying threat or danger
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
dangerous · lethal · deadly · warning · challenge · confrontation · standoff · provocation
sword
Hilted fighting blade
rapier · scimitar · cutlass · broadsword · claymore · gladius · machete · epee · foil · dirk
brandished
Waved menacingly
raised · wielded · gripped · flourished · presented · leveled · poised · aimed · at the ready · in hand
bare
Lacking any covering
glinting · gleaming · flashing · visible · open · unprotected · vulnerable · raw · laid bare · unguarded
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
ominous · dangerous · lethal · deadly · warning · challenge · confrontation · standoff · provocation · defiance