ironfisted

[ ahy-ern-fis-tid ]

/ ˈaɪ ərnˈfɪs tɪd /

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adjective

ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.

stingy; tight-fisted.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

ironbound, ironclad, irondequoit, irone, ironer, ironfisted, ironhanded, ironic, ironical, ironically, ironing

Origin of ironfisted

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

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