hardhandedly

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adverb

In a hardhanded manner; harshly and strictly.

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Meanings

adverbhardhandedly (comparative more hardhandedly, superlative most hardhandedly)

comparative more hardhandedly · superlative most hardhandedly · alternative hard-handedly

  1. In a hardhanded manner; harshly and strictly.

    His first stand-in parent is the sister who "brought [him] up by hand," hardhandedly flinging him like "a conjugal missile" and mauling him, physically and spiritually, at every turn.

    1999, Baruch Hochman, Ilja Wachs, Dickens: The Orphan Condition, page 169

Origin

From hardhanded + -ly.

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APA

hardhandedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardhandedly

MLA

“hardhandedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardhandedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardhandedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardhandedly.

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