three-fisted

== English == === Etymology === From three +‎ fisted. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === three-fisted (not comparable) Having three components or parts. Aggressive, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant; two-fisted. 1961 (republished 2010), Joseph Heller, Catch-22, London: Vintage Books, ISBN 978-0-09-955218-5, page 22: [']I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.' 'Superman?' Clevinger cried. 'Superman?' 'Supraman,' Yossarian corrected. In three-fisted drinker: able to consume large quantities of liquor without ill effects; heavy (drinker); compare two-fisted drinker. ==== Related terms ==== two-fisted