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heavy-handed meaning in Tamil

அருவருப்பான

heavy-handed in Tamil: அருவருப்பான, தடுமாற்றமுடைய, அமைப்பில் குறைபாடுடைய, அல்லற்படுத்துகிற. In English, heavy-handed means clumsy; awkward.

Tamil words for heavy-handed

அருவருப்பான, தடுமாற்றமுடைய, அமைப்பில் குறைபாடுடைய, அல்லற்படுத்துகிற

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.

Full definition of heavy-handed

heavy-handed in a sentence

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

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Questions about heavy-handed in Tamil

What is the meaning of heavy-handed in Tamil?
Heavy-handed in Tamil is அருவருப்பான, தடுமாற்றமுடைய, அமைப்பில் குறைபாடுடைய, அல்லற்படுத்துகிற.
heavy-handed என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Heavy-handed: அருவருப்பான, தடுமாற்றமுடைய, அமைப்பில் குறைபாடுடைய, அல்லற்படுத்துகிற.
What does heavy-handed mean in English?
Heavy-handed means clumsy; awkward.

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Tamil words from Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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