- hardfisted
- adjective Date: circa 1656 1. stingy, closefisted 2. hardhanded 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hardfisted
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hardfisted — [härd′fist′id] adj. stingy; miserly * * * … Universalium
hardfisted — [härd′fist′id] adj. stingy; miserly … English World dictionary
hardfisted — adjective unwilling to part with money • Syn: ↑closefisted, ↑tightfisted • Similar to: ↑stingy, ↑ungenerous • Derivationally related forms: ↑tightfistedness ( … Useful english dictionary
hard-fisted — hard fistedness, hardfistedness, n. /hahrd fis tid/, adj. 1. stingy; miserly; closefisted. 2. tough minded; ruthless: hard fisted revolutionists. 3. having hard or strong hands, as a laborer. Also, hardfisted. [1650 60] * * * … Universalium
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illiberal — Synonyms and related words: authoritarian, avaricious, biased, bigot, bigoted, borne, chauvinist, cheap, close, closed, closefisted, constricted, cramped, creedbound, deaf, deaf to reason, doctrinaire, dogmatist, fanatic, fanatical, grudging,… … Moby Thesaurus
