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
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
They were out for 60 only partly due to the moving ball; it was mainly due to their testosterone-fuelled, front-foot, hard-handed attack frenzy.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 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
Men said he was just... and if his was a harsh, hard-handed sort of justice, well, life on the Iron Islands had accustomed Asha Greyjoy to that.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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