Definition of "two-fisted" [two-fisted]

• Using or able to use two fists: a two-fisted backhand stroke in tennis. (adjective)
• Informal Characterized by great vigor, energy, or enthusiasm: a two-fisted drinker; a two-fisted card player. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""No To Ambulance Fees" signs are stacked near oxygen tanks and scuffed fire helmets, and a scrolling message board out front crystallizes their two-fisted appeal for autonomy and tradition: "Keep our service free.""
• "I hammer two-fisted block chords emphatically, keeping time with the bold and innovative rhythms by swinging my head and shoulders, experiencing intense levels of emotion, bordering on a delicious madness."
• "In the face of this two-fisted gloom, the safe-haven Swiss franc rose to fresh all-time highs against the dollar and the euro."