heavy-handedness
The property or state of being heavy-handedThe property or state of being heavy-handed.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The property or state of being heavy-handed.
More definitions
- The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.:ham-fistednessham-handedness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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