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heavy-handed meaning in Kannada

ಒಡ್ಡೊಡ್ಡಾದ

heavy-handed in Kannada: ಒಡ್ಡೊಡ್ಡಾದ, ಒರಟು. In English, heavy-handed means clumsy; awkward.

Kannada words for heavy-handed

ಒಡ್ಡೊಡ್ಡಾದ, ಒರಟು

English meaning of heavy-handed

  1. adjective Clumsy; awkward.
  2. adjective Excessive; overdone.
  3. adjective Lacking subtlety or nuance.
  4. adjective Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive.

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heavy-handed in a sentence

  • Do not be too heavy-handed with the salt.

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Questions about heavy-handed in Kannada

What is the meaning of heavy-handed in Kannada?
Heavy-handed in Kannada is ಒಡ್ಡೊಡ್ಡಾದ, ಒರಟು.
heavy-handed ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Heavy-handed: ಒಡ್ಡೊಡ್ಡಾದ, ಒರಟು.
What does heavy-handed mean in English?
Heavy-handed means clumsy; awkward.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: heavy-handed (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: heavy-handed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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