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- 1. exercising power in an oppressive or controlling way: "an iron-fisted leader intolerant of opposing political views"
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1. : being both harsh and ruthless. ironfisted methods. 2. : stingy, miserly. Word History. First Known Use. 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 2. Time Traveler. The first known use of ironfisted was in 1599. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near ironfisted. ironer. ironfisted. iron-free. See More Nearby Entries.
IRON-FISTED definition: ruthlessly autocratic ; despotic and brutal | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Origin of ironfisted 1. First recorded in 1850–55; iron + fist 1 ( def ) + -ed 3 ( def ) Ironfisted definition: ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical. See examples of IRONFISTED used in a sentence.
An iron fist policy or approach is one which deals with people and situations in a very strict and cruel way. The iron-fist policy towards the fundamentalists is unlikely to be interrupted. See full dictionary entry for fist
Iron fist definition: authority or power wielded in a cruel, dictatorial, or repressive way. See examples of IRON FIST used in a sentence.
Haggarty, the iron-fisted cant-hook man, who had drawn Kent pay for years, took up the matter in the bunk-house that night. The Boss of Wind River | David Goodger (goodger@python.org) And what does the iron-fisted Colonel say as to thee for a son-in-law?
Ironfisted means rigorous or despotic control, or stingy or niggardly. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of ironfisted from various dictionaries and sources.
