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Meaning of iron-handedly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

Adverb. [C1]

Examples

“He ran his ship a bit more iron-handedly than other pirate captains did. The articles he made his crew sign⟳—which included the exact percentage each man would receive⟳ of the treasure captured—demanded stricter rules of decorum and propriety than normally seen among pirate crews.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ironhandedly ironically ironice irradiatingly irradicably irrationably

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