severely oppressive, esp. in a brutal or cruel way
jackbooted in American English
(ˈdʒækˌbuːtɪd)
adjective
1.
wearing jackboots
2.
brutally and oppressively bullying
a jackbooted militarism
Word origin
[1840–50; jackboot + -ed3]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, creationism, flan, sensationalism, set piece-ed is a suffix forming adjectives from nouns. Other words that use the affix -ed include: bearded, monied, tender-hearted