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iron-clad

iron-clad is the alternative form of ironclad.

Meaning of ironclad

Adjective

ironclad (comparative more ironclad, superlative most ironclad)

  1. Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
    • Unlike the average vehicle, cash delivery vans are ironclad and almost unstoppable.
  2. (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.
    • The suspect had an ironclad alibi for his whereabouts on the night of the crime.
  3. (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.
    • an ironclad oath or pledge
  4. (figuratively) Stubborn; inflexible.
    • He is in his seventieth year, and has done work enough in his life to try the most ironclad constitution.1893, Carter H. Hepburn, “Leland Stanford”, in Munsey's Weekly, volume 9, page 177

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Questions about iron-clad

What is iron-clad the alternative form of?
Iron-clad is the alternative form of ironclad.

Words near iron-clad in the dictionary

  1. iron(III) sulphate
  2. iron-54
  3. iron-56
  4. iron-57
  5. iron-58
  6. iron-clad
  7. iron-fisted
  8. iron-fistedness
  9. iron-gall ink
  10. iron-gall inks
  11. iron-handed

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