iron-fistedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌɪənˈfɪstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌfɪstᵻd/

Forms: see iron n.¹ and fisted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, fisted adj.

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + fisted adj.

1. Having hard, powerful fists or hands. In later use chiefly figurative: inflexible, uncompromising; ruthless. Cf. iron fist n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > fist

folded1570

iron-fisted1599

hard-fisted1612

brawny-fisted1870

shoulder-of-mutton fisted1900

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 30 No such yron-fisted Ciclops to hew it out of the flint.

1678 T. D'Urfey Fool turn'd Critick v. ii. 46 I am scarce recovered of my Bruises yet, this Iron-Fisted Rascal has so maul'd me.

1799 G. Walker Vagabond I. ix. 220 I considered the poor victim as unjustly massacred by the iron-fisted law.

1837 Knickerbocker Mar. 247 He was an iron-fisted fellow... To the students, his subjects, he was a tyrant.

1871 E. F. Burr Ad Fidem ix. 184 It means alternate revolutions and iron-fisted despotisms in swift succession.

1947 Life 24 Nov. 126/1 Italy's liberation from 20 years of iron-fisted, one-party Fascist rule had the heady effect of strong drink on an old teetotaler.

1971 Jet 15 Apr. 55/1 He's not consumed by an obsession for more shots at iron-fisted champion Frazier.

2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 18 Nov. 30 This remains an iron-fisted regime that has control in all forms at its heart.

†2. Tight-fisted, stingy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective]

gnedec900

gripplea1000

fastOE

narrow-hearteda1200

narrow?c1225

straitc1290

chinchc1300

nithinga1325

scarcec1330

clama1340

hard1340

scantc1366

sparingc1386

niggardc1400

chinchy?1406

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neargoinga1774

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save-all1788

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meanly1827

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screwy1844

stinty1849

cheeseparing1857

skinflinty1886

mouly1904

mingy1911

cheapskate1912

picey1937

tight-assed1961

chintzy1964

tightwad1976

1794 J. Collard Life James Molesworth Hobart II. xiii. 43 He had been extracting a few hundreds from the coffer of an old iron-fisted misanthrope of Cheshire.

1883 J. T. Trowbridge in Harper's Mag. Jan. 213/1 An iron-fisted miser.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iron-fisted
释义	iron-fistedadj. Brit. /ˌʌɪənˈfɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌfɪstᵻd/ Forms: see iron n.¹ and fisted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, fisted adj. Etymology: < iron n.¹ + fisted adj. 1. Having hard, powerful fists or hands. In later use chiefly figurative: inflexible, uncompromising; ruthless. Cf. iron fist n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > fist folded1570 iron-fisted1599 hard-fisted1612 brawny-fisted1870 shoulder-of-mutton fisted1900 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 30 No such yron-fisted Ciclops to hew it out of the flint. 1678 T. D'Urfey Fool turn'd Critick v. ii. 46 I am scarce recovered of my Bruises yet, this Iron-Fisted Rascal has so maul'd me. 1799 G. Walker Vagabond I. ix. 220 I considered the poor victim as unjustly massacred by the iron-fisted law. 1837 Knickerbocker Mar. 247 He was an iron-fisted fellow... To the students, his subjects, he was a tyrant. 1871 E. F. Burr Ad Fidem ix. 184 It means alternate revolutions and iron-fisted despotisms in swift succession. 1947 Life 24 Nov. 126/1 Italy's liberation from 20 years of iron-fisted, one-party Fascist rule had the heady effect of strong drink on an old teetotaler. 1971 Jet 15 Apr. 55/1 He's not consumed by an obsession for more shots at iron-fisted champion Frazier. 2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 18 Nov. 30 This remains an iron-fisted regime that has control in all forms at its heart. †2. Tight-fisted, stingy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] gnedec900 gripplea1000 fastOE narrow-hearteda1200 narrow?c1225 straitc1290 chinchc1300 nithinga1325 scarcec1330 clama1340 hard1340 scantc1366 sparingc1386 niggardc1400 chinchy?1406 retentivea1450 niggardousa1492 niggish1519 unliberal1533 pinching1548 dry1552 nigh1555 niggardly1560 churlish1566 squeamish1566 niggardish1567 niggard-like1567 holding1569 spare1577 handfast1578 envious1580 close-handed1585 hard-handed1587 curmudgeonly1590 parsimonious?1591 costive1594 hidebound1598 penny-pinching1600 penurious1600 strait-handed1600 club-fisted1601 dry-fisted1604 fast-handed1605 fast-fingered1607 close-fisted1608 near1611 scanting1613 carkingc1620 illiberal1623 clutch-fisteda1634 hideboundeda1640 clutch-fista1643 clunch-fisted1644 unbounteous1645 hard-fisted1646 purse-bound1652 close1654 stingy1659 tenacious1676 scanty1692 sneaking1696 gripe-handed1698 narrow-souled1699 niggardling1704 snippy1727 unindulgent1742 shabby1766 neargoinga1774 cheesemongering1781 split-farthing1787 save-all1788 picked1790 iron-fisted1794 unhandsome1800 scaly1803 nearbegoing1805 tight1805 nippit1808 nipcheese1819 cumin-splitting1822 partan-handed1823 scrimping1823 scrumptious1823 scrimpy1825 meanly1827 skinny1833 pinchfisted1837 mean1840 tight-fisted1843 screwy1844 stinty1849 cheeseparing1857 skinflinty1886 mouly1904 mingy1911 cheapskate1912 picey1937 tight-assed1961 chintzy1964 tightwad1976 1794 J. Collard Life James Molesworth Hobart II. xiii. 43 He had been extracting a few hundreds from the coffer of an old iron-fisted misanthrope of Cheshire. 1883 J. T. Trowbridge in Harper's Mag. Jan. 213/1 An iron-fisted miser. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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