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iron-hearted

[ ahy-ern-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈaɪ ərnˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

cruel; heartless; unfeeling.

Origin of iron-hearted

First recorded in 1610–20

OTHER WORDS FROM iron-hearted

i·ron-heart·ed·ly, adverb i·ron-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby iron-hearted

iron rations, iron sights, iron sponge, iron sulfate, iron-59, iron-hearted, iron-jawed, iron-on, iron-pumper, iron-sick, iron-storage disease

Example sentences from the Web for iron-hearted

On the other hand, the Archbishop is an iron-hearted fellow, who tries to pick quarrels.

The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete |Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe
It sees in the institution nothing but lashes, salt-rubbed wounds, bloodhounds, and iron-hearted taskmasters.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 |Various
Thou art too gentle and sweet a child for such an iron-hearted father as King Minos.

Tanglewood Tales |Nathaniel Hawthorne
Godeschal the Iron-hearted, and Robin Hood, are each without descendants.

Charles Sumner; his Complete Works, v. 4-20 |Charles Sumner

Where iron-hearted warriors were melted into tears, Fiesco uttered only imprecations of despair.

Fiesco or, The Genoese Conspiracy |Friedrich Schiller