hardhandedness

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Definition of hardhandedness

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noun

(uncountable)Harshness, strictness.

“Well-to-do citizens, both Reformed and Catholic, also backed down and withdrew their demands, forming a united front to suppress the revolt in the cities, either through hardhandedness or appeasement.”

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noun

(uncountable)Harshness, strictness.

“Well-to-do citizens, both Reformed and Catholic, also backed down and withdrew their demands, forming a united front to suppress the revolt in the cities, either through hardhandedness or appeasement.”
(uncountable)The embodiment of working-class virtue; hard-working practicality.

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From hardhanded + -ness.

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