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ironhandedly

ironhandedly adverb: in an ironhanded manner; strictly and harshly.

Adverb

ironhandedly (comparative more ironhandedly, superlative most ironhandedly)

  1. In an ironhanded manner; strictly and harshly.
    • A large, genial woman, she ruled the fort kitchen and its Indian helpers ironhandedly. Within her own domain, no one trifled with Charlotte Green.2005, Marc Simmons, New Mexico Mavericks: Stories from a Fabled Past, →ISBN, page 51

Forms of ironhandedly

comparativemore ironhandedly
superlativemost ironhandedly
alternative formiron-handedly
alternative formiron handedly

Origin of ironhandedly

From ironhanded + -ly.

Questions about ironhandedly

What does ironhandedly mean?
Ironhandedly means in an ironhanded manner; strictly and harshly.
What part of speech is ironhandedly?
Ironhandedly is an adverb.

Words near ironhandedly in the dictionary

  1. ironfounder
  2. ironfounders
  3. ironfounding
  4. Irongray
  5. ironhanded
  6. ironhandedly
  7. ironhandedness
  8. ironhead
  9. ironheads
  10. ironhearted
  11. ironheartedness

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