单词 | hard-fistedness |
释义 | > as lemmashard-ˈfistedness hard-ˈfistedness n. ΚΠ 1807 National Intelligencer & Washington Advertiser 2 Dec. Mr G. hoped they would give up some of that tenacious hard-fistedness which had hitherto clinched their fingers so closely in the purse strings of the national treasury. 1942 Spectator 1 May 423/1 Snobbishness and hard-fistedness would appear to mark the admirers of King Billy. 1980 M. M. Bullard F. Strozzi & Medici vi. 124 It is doubtful whether his hard-fistedness brought a lasting increase in real revenues. 1997 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 16 Mar. b7/3 This mercurial, poetic, singing race [sc. the Irish] came over here and became silent. Their whimsy turned to hard-fistedness. < as lemmas |
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