What does "ironfisted" mean?

Alternative spelling of iron-fisted.

What is a synonym for "ironfisted"?

Common synonyms include: unyielding.

Ironfisted

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective

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Alternative spelling of iron-fisted. alt-of, alternative
"Yet U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House welcome this week for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the modernizing reformer and ironfisted autocrat who runs Saudi Arabia – was of major geopolitical significance."

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unyielding

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"Yet U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House welcome this week for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the modernizing reformer and ironfisted autocrat who runs Saudi Arabia – was of major geopolitical significance."

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