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Meaning of horny-handedly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

Done with hands that are tough and horny from manual labor.

Examples

One time he worked in a mill horny-handedly, But, as he said to his friends very candidly, Nature had blessed him with quickness of jaw, So he gave up perspiring and took to the law.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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