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ironfisted

ironfisted \i"ron*fist`ed\, iron-fisted \i"ron-fist`ed\, a.

  1. Closefisted; stingy; mean.

  2. Ruthless; tyrranical; allowing no opposition; as, an iron-fisted tyrant.

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ironfisted

a. (alternative spelling of iron-fisted English)

Usage examples of "ironfisted".

Kirov spoke slowly, his voice so quiet as to be a whisper, and immediately Gavallan sensed the control, the ironfisted discipline, that governed his emotions.

Armed and trained by Pakistan and driven by moral principles so extreme that many Muslims feel they can only be described as a perversion of Islam, the Taliban quickly overran most of the country and imposed their ironfisted version of Koranic law.