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hard-fisted

or hard·fist·ed

[ hahrd-fis-tid ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈfɪs tɪd /

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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-edge, hard-edged, hard-faced, hard-favored, hard-featured, hard-fisted, hard-handed, hard-hat, hard-headed, hard-hit, hard-hitting

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