iron-fistedness

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From iron-fisted +‎ -ness.

Noun

iron-fistedness (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of heavy-handedness
    • 1989, Sybil Oldfield, Alternatives to Militarism 1900-1989, Women Against the Iron Fist, page 232:
      And the consequence is the iron-fistedness of most of our rulers and of all too many of the ruled - including, in particular, every militant political group.
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