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—hard-handedness, hardhandedness, n./hahrd"han"did/, adj.1. oppressive or tyrannical; stern or cruel.2. having hands hardened by toil.Also, hardhanded.[1580-90]
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Hard-handed — Hard hand ed ( h[a^]nd [e^]d), a. Having hard hands, as a manual laborer. [1913 Webster] Hard handed men that work in Athens here. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hard-handed — hard′ hand′ed or hard′hand′ed adj. 1) oppressive; cruel 2) having hands hardened by toil • Etymology: 1580–90 hard′ hand′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
hard-handed — hard handedness, hardhandedness, n. /hahrd han did/, adj. 1. oppressive or tyrannical; stern or cruel. 2. having hands hardened by toil. Also, hardhanded. [1580 90] … Useful english dictionary
hard-handed — a. 1. Hard fisted, horny handed, stout handed. 2. Severe, rigorous, high handed, oppressive … New dictionary of synonyms
hard-handed — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Physically toughened so as to have great endurance: hard, hard bitten, hardy, rugged, tough. Idiom: hard as nails. See CONTINUE, STRONG … English dictionary for students
hard-handed — adj oppressive, tyrannical, cruel, harsh, brutal, ruthless, heartless; bloodthirsty, savage, barbarous, bestial, brutish, pitiless, inhuman, merciless, unmerciful, hard hearted; dictatorial, despotic, ironhanded, overbearing, coercive,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hard-handed — /ˈhad hændəd/ (say hahd handuhd) adjective 1. having hands hardened by toil. 2. ruling with a strong or cruel hand …
hard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. firm, rigid (see hardness); unsympathetic, unloving, unfriendly, callous; strenuous, difficult, puzzling; severe, serious, short, intensive. See insensibility. Ant., soft. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… … English dictionary for students
hard-fisted — a. 1. Avaricious, covetous, niggardly, sordid, stingy, mercenary, mean, closefisted, illberal, ungenerous. 2. Stout fisted, hard handed, horny handed … New dictionary of synonyms
hard — adj 1. firm, solid, solidified, compact, condensed, close, compressed, pressed; flinty, stony, rocky, steely, concrete, hardened, petrified, stonelike, rocklike, glassy, lithoid, marblelike, granitelike; strong, substantial, stout, fixed, stable … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
