Hardhandedly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From hardhanded + -ly.
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