hard-fisted

[ 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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Origin of hard-fisted

First recorded in 1650–60

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

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
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My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
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All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.
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We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
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He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
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However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
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And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
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Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
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"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.
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