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Definition of Ironfisted
1. a. Closefisted; stingy; mean.
Definition of Ironfisted
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of iron-fisted) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ironfisted
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ironfisted
Literary usage of Ironfisted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Educational Reform and Administrative Development: The Cases of Colombia and by E. Mark Hanson (1986)
"... caudillo was replaced by the despotic, ironfisted rule of the professional
soldier. Rule by military professionals meant increased regimentation and ..."
2. The Protestant: A Scrap-book for Insurgents by Burris Jenkins (1918)
"If he prays at all it is to such an ironfisted god that the unscrupulous business
captain must pray, no matter to what nation he may belong. ..."
3. The Multilateral Development Banks: Increasing U. S. Exports and Creating U by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Notably, Tito's 35 years of ironfisted rule proved incapable of preventing the
outbreak of ethnic violence. ..."
4. Educational Reform and Administrative Development: The Cases of Colombia and by E. Mark Hanson (1986)
"... caudillo was replaced by the despotic, ironfisted rule of the professional
soldier. Rule by military professionals meant increased regimentation and ..."
5. The Protestant: A Scrap-book for Insurgents by Burris Jenkins (1918)
"If he prays at all it is to such an ironfisted god that the unscrupulous business
captain must pray, no matter to what nation he may belong. ..."
6. The Multilateral Development Banks: Increasing U. S. Exports and Creating U by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Notably, Tito's 35 years of ironfisted rule proved incapable of preventing the
outbreak of ethnic violence. ..."
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