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ironfisted

ironfisted is the alternative form of iron-fisted.

Meaning of iron-fisted

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

Forms of ironfisted

comparativemore ironfisted
superlativemost ironfisted

Questions about ironfisted

What is ironfisted the alternative form of?
Ironfisted is the alternative form of iron-fisted.

Words near ironfisted in the dictionary

  1. ironer
  2. ironers
  3. irones
  4. ironfield
  5. ironfields
  6. ironfisted
  7. ironfistedness
  8. ironfounder
  9. ironfounders
  10. ironfounding
  11. Irongray

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