Iron-handed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Strict and dictatorial, exercising firm ruthless control. derogatory
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From the idea of having an iron hand.
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