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iron-jawed

[ ahy-ern-jawd ]
/ ˈaɪ ərnˈdʒɔd /
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adjective

having a jaw of or like iron: an iron-jawed press; an iron-jawed fighter.
fiercely determined: an iron-jawed will.

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Origin of iron-jawed

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby iron-jawed

ironically, ironing, ironing board, ironist, ironize, iron-jawed, iron law of wages, iron lung, iron maiden, iron man, ironmaster
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Words related to iron-jawed

certain, sure, settled, established, resolved, firm, set, bent, deliberate, unbending, fixed, assertive, cocksure, decisive, earnest, emphatic, inflexible, intent, mulish, positive

Example sentences from the Web for iron-jawed

  • "Muddy gasoline," nodded Millbank tersely—an iron-jawed, over-groomed man of forty, with a florid face shaved blue.

    The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers

  • Big Medicine was transformed into a cold-eyed, iron-jawed fighting machine.

    Flying U Ranch|B. M. Bower

  • An iron-jawed fellow he is, with every muscle in his well-knit body to match.

    A Tramp's Wallet|William Duthie