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iron-fistedness

iron-fistedness noun: synonym of heavy-handedness.

Noun

iron-fistedness (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of heavy-handedness
    • And the consequence is the iron-fistedness of most of our rulers and of all too many of the ruled - including, in particular, every militant political group.1989, Sybil Oldfield, Alternatives to Militarism 1900-1989, Women Against the Iron Fist, page 232

Synonyms of iron-fistedness

Forms of iron-fistedness

alternative formironfistedness

Origin of iron-fistedness

From iron-fisted + -ness.

Questions about iron-fistedness

What does iron-fistedness mean?
Iron-fistedness means synonym of heavy-handedness.
What part of speech is iron-fistedness?
Iron-fistedness is a noun.

Words near iron-fistedness in the dictionary

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

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