- having hands made hard by work
- severe; tyrannical; ruthless: said of a ruler or rule
hardhanded
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hardhanded
adjective
- Having hands calloused or hardened by work.
- Oppressive; tyrannical.
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Adjective
(comparative more hardhanded, superlative most hardhanded)
Antonyms
Origin
From the firmness of a strike of man's hand
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