hard-handed
Americanadjective
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oppressive or tyrannical; stern or cruel.
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having hands hardened by toil.
Other Word Forms
- hard-handedness noun
- hardhandedness noun
Etymology
Origin of hard-handed
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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This is definitely the right way for the hard-handed Yorkshireman to play the spinner.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015
This is definitely the right way for the hard-handed Yorkshireman to play the spinner.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015
Two balls after Rutherford's dismissal Ross Taylor was caught at slip from a delivery on that same horribly in-between length, shaping away just enough to induce a hard-handed prod.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2013
Most rocket engineers, even the hard-handed practical ones, are deeply moved by the idea of space flight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thome was as prickly as his name, a spare, sharp-featured man of fifty, hard-eyed and hard-handed, his black hair streaked with grey.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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