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adverbironhandedly (comparative more ironhandedly, superlative most ironhandedly)
comparative more ironhandedly · superlative most ironhandedly · alternative iron-handedly · alternative iron handedly
- In an ironhanded manner; strictly and harshly.
A large, genial woman, she ruled the fort kitchen and its Indian helpers ironhandedly. Within her own domain, no one trifled with Charlotte Green.
2005, Marc Simmons, New Mexico Mavericks: Stories from a Fabled Past, →ISBN, page 51
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ironhandedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironhandedly
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