sledgehammer


3sledgehammer

adj

Definition of SLEDGEHAMMER

: marked by heavy-handed directness or hard-hitting force <trusting in sledgehammer warfare — C. J. Rolo>

First Known Use of SLEDGEHAMMER

1827

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