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- [hahrd fist]
- /hɑrd fɪst/
- /hɑːd fɪ.stɪd/
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- [hahrd fist]
- /hɑrd fɪst/
Definitions of hard-fisted word
- adjective hard-fisted stingy; miserly; closefisted. 1
- adjective hard-fisted tough-minded; ruthless: hard-fisted revolutionists. 1
- adjective hard-fisted having hard or strong hands, as a laborer. 1
- adjective hard-fisted Having hard or strong hands. 0
- adjective hard-fisted covetous; niggardly. 0
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Origin of hard-fisted
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hard-fisted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hard-fisted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for hard-fisted
adj hard-fisted
- acquisitive — If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions.
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- chary — If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- chintzy — Something that is chintzy is decorated or covered with chintz.
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