heavy-handedness
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heavy-handedness — noun see heavy handed … New Collegiate Dictionary
heavy-handedness — noun The property of being heavy handed … Wiktionary
heavy-handedness — See: heavy handed … English dictionary
heavy-handedness — noun see heavy handed … Useful english dictionary
Heavy metal music — Heavy metal Stylistic origins Blues rock, psychedelic rock Cultural origins Late 1960s, United Kingdom and United States Typical instruments Electric guitar • bass guitar • drums • vocals • keyboards … Wikipedia
heavy-handed — heavy handedly, adv. heavy handedness, n. /hev ee han did/, adj. 1. oppressive; harsh: a heavy handed master. 2. clumsy; graceless: a heavy handed treatment of the theme. [1625 35] * * * … Universalium
heavy-handed — adj taking too much action or extreme action, especially without thinking about other people s feelings ▪ a heavy handed style of management >heavy handedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
heavy-handed — [hev′ēhan΄did] adj. 1. without a light touch; clumsy or tactless 2. cruel, oppressive, or tyrannical heavy handedly adv. heavy handedness n … English World dictionary
heavy-handed — UK [ˌhevɪ ˈhændɪd] / US [ˌhevɪ ˈhændəd] adjective Word forms heavy handed : adjective heavy handed comparative heavier handed superlative heaviest handed 1) using too much force, or not considering people s feelings enough when dealing with a… … English dictionary
heavy-handed — adjective done without thinking about other people s feelings: a heavy handed style of management heavy handedly adverb heavy handedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
