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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