"ironhanded" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ironhanded [comparative], most ironhanded [superlative]
Etymology: From iron + handed, from the idea of having an iron hand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|iron|handed}} iron + handed Head templates: {{en-adj}} ironhanded (comparative more ironhanded, superlative most ironhanded)
  1. Alternative form of iron-handed Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: iron-handed Derived forms: ironhandedness
    Sense id: en-ironhanded-en-adj-jpGZKsm4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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