iron-handedness en · NOUN
Etymology
From iron-handed + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Synonym of heavy-handedness: the property or state of being iron-handed.
In actions opening the Normandy invasion, American paratroopers suffered their first encounterwith SS iron-handedness, and later at Bayeux the 12th SS Panzer Division shot down forty British and Canadian prisoners of war.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| iron handedness | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ironhandedness | alternative | lexicographic |