heav´y-hand´ed|ly — heav|y hand|ed «HEHV ee HAN dihd», adjective. 1. clumsy of hand or touch; rude; awkward: »heavy handed humor. Nature s heavy handed pruning shears slashed and tore (New York Times). 2. Figurative. treating others harshly; oppressive; cumbersome:… … Useful english dictionary
heav|y-hand|ed — «HEHV ee HAN dihd», adjective. 1. clumsy of hand or touch; rude; awkward: »heavy handed humor. Nature s heavy handed pruning shears slashed and tore (New York Times). 2. Figurative. treating others harshly; oppressive; cumbersome: »... religious… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
heavy-handed — heav|y hand|ed [ ,hevi hændəd ] adjective 1. ) using too much force or not considering people s feelings enough when dealing with a situation 2. ) not showing gentle, graceful, or skillful qualities: heavy handed architecture ╾ heav|y hand|ed|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heavy-handed — heav′y hand′ed adj. 1) clumsy; graceless 2) oppressive; harsh • Etymology: 1625–35 heav′y hand′ed•ly, adv. heav′y hand′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
Paradise Lost — Infobox Book name = Paradise Lost title orig = translator = image caption = Title page of the first edition (1668) author = John Milton illustrator = cover artists = J. B. de Medina and Henry Aldrich country = England language = English series =… … Wikipedia
