iron handedness

A form of iron-handedness — Synonym of heavy-handedness: the property or state of being iron-handed.

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Meanings

nouniron handedness (uncountable)
  1. misspellinguncountableMisspelling of iron-handedness.

    Marxian theory of class-struggle and dictatorship of proletariat for the control of means of production was the result of iron handedness of capitalism in the nineteenth century for the establishment of egalitarian society.

    2003, V. H. Jeoffrey, Iqbal's Vision & Pakistan Today: Thoughts & Facts, page 78

Origin

From iron handed + -ness.

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iron handedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20handedness

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“iron handedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20handedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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