Tenderhanded

Quick meaning: Tenderhanded is an adjective meaning Alternative form of tender-handed.

Meaning

Alternative form of tender-handed.

Example Sentences

A playsure, an erasure/a damn cocksure toiffurier./Leave me to my/bewoahing, you tenderhanded hoisterier.

A foreign government always has to be rather tenderhanded in dealing with its subjects, because foreign rule is always rather explosive.

Tenderhanded, press a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Press it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains : So it is with vulgar natures, Treat them kindly they repel, — Use them rough, like nutmeg graters, And the rogues will serve you well.

Remember the adage that the tenderhanded surgeon makes stinging wounds, and lengthens the period of suffering and pain. The surgeon that has a firm hand to push the knife as deep as it ought to go, and pulls it out, and lets the pus flow out, that surgeon makes clean wounds, shortens pain, brings cure quickly about.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include soft handed, softhanded, steadyhanded, weakhanded, stronghanded, dryhanded.

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