Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iron-handed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: iron-hand-ed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Strict and dictatorial, exercising firm ruthless control.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"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."
"I couldn't believe that iron-handed old tyrant would have a son waho cared for nothing but praying."
"Celebration of the strong, powerful, bold, victorious, and iron-handed is presented as much more in tune with human nature, just as praise for the weak, feeble, humble, vanquished, and poor in spirit results from a foolish ignorance of true human desires."

Etymology

From the idea of having an iron hand.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more iron-handed (comparative) most iron-handed (superlative) ironhanded (alternative) iron handed (alternative)

Phrases

iron-handedness hard-handed heavy-handed iron-fisted

Frequently Paired Words

hard-handed heavy-handed iron-fisted

Synonyms

bossy

Questions

What does iron-handed mean?: Strict and dictatorial, exercising firm ruthless control.
Where does iron-handed come from?: From the idea of having an iron hand.

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