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iron-fisted

iron-fisted adjective: characterized by ruthless control.

Adjective

iron-fisted (comparative more iron-fisted, superlative most iron-fisted)

  1. (derogatory) Characterized by ruthless control.
    • In his book, The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution," David Carter offers a detailed and important overview of the iron-fisted state repression during the Cold War.2005 March 2, Leslie Feinberg, “Even McCarthy was gay baited”, in Workers World
    Synonyms:
    iron-handed, bossy for others

iron-fisted meaning in Kannada

iron-fisted in Kannada

ವಜ್ರಮುಷ್ಟಿಯ, ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಹಿಡಿದ, ಜಿಪುಣ, ಲೋಭಿತನದ, ನಿರ್ದಯ, ನಿಷ್ಕರುಣ

Synonyms of iron-fisted

Forms of iron-fisted

comparativemore iron-fisted
superlativemost iron-fisted

Origin of iron-fisted

From the idea of having an iron fist.

Words formed from iron-fisted

Questions about iron-fisted

What does iron-fisted mean?
Iron-fisted means characterized by ruthless control.
What is iron-fisted in Kannada?
Iron-fisted in Kannada is ವಜ್ರಮುಷ್ಟಿಯ, ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಹಿಡಿದ, ಜಿಪುಣ. See Iron-fisted meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is iron-fisted?
Iron-fisted is an adjective.

Words near iron-fisted in the dictionary

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

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