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iron hand

iron hand noun: firmness, inflexibility, sternness.

Noun

iron hand (plural iron hands)

  1. (figuratively) Firmness, inflexibility, sternness.
    • The mental hospital setting is merely a symbol for the world, and in it the powers that be rule with an iron hand.1975 December 20, “"Cuckoo's Nest" Still a Valid Statement of the Non-conformist's Struggles”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 25, page 13
    • Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, page 41

Forms of iron hand

pluraliron hands

Questions about iron hand

What does iron hand mean?
Iron hand means firmness, inflexibility, sternness.
What part of speech is iron hand?
Iron hand is a noun.
What is the plural of iron hand?
The plural of iron hand is iron hands.

Words near iron hand in the dictionary

  1. Iron Guard
  2. Iron Guardist
  3. Iron Guardists
  4. iron gum
  5. iron gums
  6. iron hand
  7. iron handed
  8. iron handedly
  9. iron handedness
  10. iron hands
  11. iron harvest

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