Definition of "ironfisted" [i•ron•fist•ed]

• Alternative spelling of iron-fisted. (adjective)

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• "The call for elections came a day after Mubarak stepped down, forced out by mass protests against his ironfisted 30-year rule."
• "Mrs. Tremain, the ironfisted matriarch of the wealthiest family in New Chicago, marched inside on a cloud of expensive perfume."
• "The U.S. helping hand no longer heals the "needy people" of Ethiopia; regrettably, it has become the brass knuckle of ironfisted dictators."