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[ adjective ] not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands
Examples "a bumbling mechanic" "a bungling performance" "ham-handed governmental interference" "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)As Broadway itself becomes increasingly weighted_down by trite , heavy-handed , commercially successful musicals and inspirational problem dramas , the American theatre is going_through an inexorable renaissance in_that nebulous area known_as `` off-Broadway '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands
Examples "a bumbling mechanic" "a bungling performance" "ham-handed governmental interference" "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unjustly domineering
Synonyms Examples "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies" "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition" Related terms |
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