ironfisted

[ahy-ern-fis-tid]

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adjective

ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
stingy; tight-fisted.

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Origin of ironfisted

First recorded in 1850–55; iron + fist¹ + -ed³

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Related Words for ironfisted

unrelenting, implacable, inexorable, barbarous, harsh, ruthless, callous, severe, grim, unyielding, cruel, fierce, unforgiving, relentless, unsparing, inhumane, savage, ferocious, rancorous, inhuman