hard-fisted

UK/hɑːd.ˈfɪs.tɪd/

adjective

Having hard or strong hands.

“a hard-fisted labourer”

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Meanings

adjectivehard-fisted (comparative more hard-fisted, superlative most hard-fisted)

comparative more hard-fisted · superlative most hard-fisted · alternative hardfisted

  1. Having hard or strong hands.

    a hard-fisted labourer

  2. covetous; niggardly

    It is easy to observe, that none are so gripple and hard fisted, as the childless […]

    1646, Jos[eph] Hall, The Balme of Gilead: Or, Comforts for the Distressed, both Morall and Divine. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for Nat[haniel] Butter, →OCLC

    Synonyms: closefisted

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecovetous; niggardly

Similar
closefisted
Also see
close-fisted
Cite this entry
APA

hard-fisted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-fisted

MLA

“hard-fisted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-fisted. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard-fisted,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-fisted.

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