hardfisted
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. Stingy.
2. Tough, aggressive, or ruthless.
3. Having hands made rough by labor
hardhanded.
💬 Usage Examples
“Callovan inherited his wealth from his hard-fisted old father.” Francis Clement Kelley; The City and the World and Other Stories; Extension Press; 1913. “The plains were crawling with rough, hardfisted men, who had been weaned on skinned knuckles and a swift kick to the balls.” Matt Braun; Cimarron Jordan; Pocket Books; 1975.