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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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