What does ironhandedness mean?
Ironhandedness means Alternative form of iron-handedness..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of iron-handedness..
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."
Use ironhandedness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ironhandedness means Alternative form of iron-handedness..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He is amiable where iron[-]handedness is essential.
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