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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.

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RELATED WORDS

acquisitive, avaricious, chary, cheap, chintzy, churlish, close, close-fisted, costive, covetous, economical, extortionate, frugal, grasping, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, narrow

Nearby words

  1. hard-edge,
  2. hard-edged,
  3. hard-faced,
  4. hard-favored,
  5. hard-featured,
  6. hard-handed,
  7. hard-hat,
  8. hard-headed,
  9. hard-hearted,
  10. hard-hit

Origin of hard-fisted

First recorded in 1650–60
Related formshard-fist·ed·ness, hard·fist·ed·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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