hard-fisted

or hard·fist·ed

[ hahrd-fis-tid ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈfɪs tɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hard-fisted ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

stingy; miserly; closefisted.

tough-minded; ruthless: hard-fisted revolutionists.

having hard or strong hands, as a laborer.

Origin of hard-fisted

First recorded in 1650–60

OTHER WORDS FROM hard-fisted

hard-fist·ed·ness, hard·fist·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby hard-fisted

hard-favored, hard-featured, hard feeling, hard feelings, hard fern, hard-fisted, hard goods, hard ground, hardhack, hard-handed, hard hat

Example sentences from the Web for hard-fisted

Hard-fisted he was said to be, and heavy of hand, and to Frithiof was given the task of demanding the tribute face to face.
Myths of the Norsemen|H. A. Guerber
There came other guests: a German, hard-fisted, bullet-headed—editor of an East Side labor-paper.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
Despite this, the Americans are hard-fisted, shrewd, and as a nation a match for any in the field of cunning.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous
He knew that in a hand-to-hand fight he was no match for that heavy-framed, hard-fisted product of a fog-ridden land.
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

A strong garrison was appointed of long-sided, hard-fisted Yankees, with Weathersfield onions for cockades and feathers.
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete|Washington Irving

单词	hard-fisted
释义	hard-fisted or hard·fist·ed [ hahrd-fis-tid ] / ˈhɑrdˈfɪs tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hard-fisted ON THESAURUS.COM adjective stingy; miserly; closefisted. tough-minded; ruthless: hard-fisted revolutionists. having hard or strong hands, as a laborer. Origin of hard-fisted First recorded in 1650–60 OTHER WORDS FROM hard-fisted hard-fist·ed·ness, hard·fist·ed·ness, noun Words nearby hard-fisted hard-favored, hard-featured, hard feeling, hard feelings, hard fern, hard-fisted, hard goods, hard ground, hardhack, hard-handed, hard hat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hard-fisted Hard-fisted he was said to be, and heavy of hand, and to Frithiof was given the task of demanding the tribute face to face. Myths of the Norsemen\|H. A. Guerber There came other guests: a German, hard-fisted, bullet-headed—editor of an East Side labor-paper. Love's Pilgrimage\|Upton Sinclair Despite this, the Americans are hard-fisted, shrewd, and as a nation a match for any in the field of cunning. As A Chinaman Saw Us\|Anonymous He knew that in a hand-to-hand fight he was no match for that heavy-framed, hard-fisted product of a fog-ridden land. The Bronze Eagle\|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy A strong garrison was appointed of long-sided, hard-fisted Yankees, with Weathersfield onions for cockades and feathers. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete\|Washington Irving Words related to hard-fisted acquisitive, avaricious, chary, cheap, chintzy, churlish, close, close-fisted, costive, covetous, economical, extortionate, frugal, grasping, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, narrow
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