iron-handed

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iron-handed

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From the idea of having an iron hand.

adjective more iron-handed · most iron-handed · ironhanded · iron handed

derogatory Strict and dictatorial, exercising firm ruthless control. Here I am not primarily concerned with the long-term effects of such separation, about which the advocates of iron-handed rule in Poland have always written with great glee.
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@misc{iron_handed_2026,
  title = {iron-handed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iron-handed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}