hard-fisted
adjective
stingy; miserly; closefisted.
hardfisted
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a variation of
hard-fisted.
Example Sentences
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The early-form choice for Premier of Israel after Golda Meir steps down next year was Pinhas Sapir, 64, the hardfisted Finance Minister and boss of the ruling Labor Party machine.
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In 1921 hardfisted, go-getting Chancellor Bowman had a vision.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when the desperate hours have passed, rival courtiers and politicians complain against the tough little Premier's hardfisted ways, and out he goes.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the portraits of Renaissance Flanders, gallerygoers the world over can find living reflections of the ruggedly honest, hardfisted and hard-faced merchant kings of Flanders.
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Because of sharp inflation and a mounting balance-of-payments deficit, the central bank has introduced hardfisted monetary policies.
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