- hardhanded
- adjective Date: 1590 1. having hands made hard by labor 2. strict, oppressive • hardhandedness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hardhanded
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hardhanded — [härd′han΄did] adj. 1. having hands made hard by work 2. severe; tyrannical; ruthless: said of a ruler or rule hardhandedness n. * * * … Universalium
hardhanded — [härd′han΄did] adj. 1. having hands made hard by work 2. severe; tyrannical; ruthless: said of a ruler or rule hardhandedness n … English World dictionary
hardhanded — adj. tyrannical, oppressive, cruel; having hands hardened and calloused by labor … English contemporary dictionary
hardhanded — … Useful english dictionary
hardfisted — adjective Date: circa 1656 1. stingy, closefisted 2. hardhanded 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
hardhandedness — noun see hardhanded … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard-handed — hard handedness, hardhandedness, n. /hahrd han did/, adj. 1. oppressive or tyrannical; stern or cruel. 2. having hands hardened by toil. Also, hardhanded. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
Conway, Henry Seymour — ▪ British commander and politician born 1721 died July 9, 1795, Park Place, near Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng. military commander and prominent British politician who urged moderate treatment of the American colonies. Conway… … Universalium
hardhandedness — noun see hardhanded … Useful english dictionary
hard-handed — hard handedness, hardhandedness, n. /hahrd han did/, adj. 1. oppressive or tyrannical; stern or cruel. 2. having hands hardened by toil. Also, hardhanded. [1580 90] … Useful english dictionary
