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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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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

iron sights, iron sponge, iron sulfate, iron-59, iron-hearted, iron-jawed, iron-on, iron-pumper, iron-sick, iron-storage disease, ironbark

Origin of iron-jawed

First recorded in 1880–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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