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hardhanded

adjective
hard·​hand·​ed | \ ˈhärd-ˈhan-dÉ™d How to pronounce hardhanded (audio) \

Definition of hardhanded

1 : having hands made hard by labor
2 : strict, oppressive
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hardhandedness noun

Examples of hardhanded in a Sentence

the hardhanded rule of a tyrannical regime

First Known Use of hardhanded

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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