What does iron-handedly mean?
Iron-handedly means Alternative form of ironhandedly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
Alternative form of ironhandedly..
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.
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Iron-handedly means Alternative form of ironhandedly..
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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.
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