Meaning of ironhandedness | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C2]
Examples
“He is amiable where iron[-]handedness is essential.”
“The actress Arletty, who feels genuine affection for Carne and believes that his ironhandedness on the set "was pure show," compares the director to conductor Herbert von Karajan, because "like von Karajan, he treats his shooting scripts like musical scores which he conducts entirely from memory ... We felt secure with him because he knew exactly what the final product was supposed to look like."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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