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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVY-HANDEDLY

heavy-handedly  [ˌhevɪˈhændɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVY-HANDEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavy-Handedly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HEAVY-HANDEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heavy-handedly in the English dictionary

The definition of heavy-handedly in the dictionary is in a heavy-handed manner; without finesse or in large quantities. Other definition of heavy-handedly is in a harsh and oppressive way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAVY-HANDEDLY


absent-mindedly
ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndɪdlɪ
backhandedly
ˌbækˈhændɪdlɪ
candidly
ˈkændɪdlɪ
confoundedly
kənˈfaʊndɪdlɪ
even-handedly
ˌiːv ənˈhændɪdlɪ
forehandedly
ˌfɔːˈhændɪdlɪ
free-handedly
ˌfriːˈhændɪdlɪ
high-handedly
ˌhaɪˈhændɪdlɪ
left-handedly
ˌlɛftˈhændɪdlɪ
narrow-mindedly
ˌnærəʊˈmaɪndɪdlɪ
offhandedly
ˈɒfˈhændɪdlɪ
open-handedly
ˌəʊpənˈhændɪdlɪ
red-handedly
ˌrɛdˈhændɪdlɪ
right-handedly
ˌraɪtˈhændɪdlɪ
single-handedly
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈhændɪdlɪ
single-mindedly
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈmaɪndɪdlɪ
splendidly
ˈsplendɪdlɪ
two-handedly
ˌtuːˈhændɪdlɪ
uncandidly
ʌnˈkændɪdlɪ
underhandedly
ˌʌndəˈhændɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVY-HANDEDLY

heavy metal
heavy middleweight
heavy mob
heavy mud
heavy oil
heavy on
heavy spar
heavy type
heavy water
heavy-duty
heavy-footed
heavy-handed
heavy-handedness
heavy-hearted
heavy-laden
heavy-metal
heavy-set
heavy-water reactor
heavyheartedly
heavyweight

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVY-HANDEDLY

addedly
allegedly
bullheadedly
cold-bloodedly
concededly
crowdedly
decidedly
degradedly
dividedly
fadedly
guardedly
high-mindedly
lopsidedly
misguidedly
offendedly
one-sidedly
secludedly
undecidedly
undividedly
unguardedly
unimpededly

Synonyms and antonyms of heavy-handedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heavy-handedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVY-HANDEDLY

Find out the translation of heavy-handedly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heavy-handedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heavy-handedly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重一手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mano dura
570 millions of speakers

English

heavy-handedly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारी दम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثقيلة بمفرده
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

деспотично
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com mão pesada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারী স্বচ্ছন্দভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lourde à lui
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berat tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwergang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重独力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무거운 힘으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heavy-handedly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nặng tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனரக ஆளாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोरदारपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağır başına
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heavy - handedly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężkie ręką
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

деспотично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grele generozitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαριά αμερόληπτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaar -alleen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårdhänt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heavy hendig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavy-handedly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY-HANDEDLY»

The term «heavy-handedly» is used very little and occupies the 163.599 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY-HANDEDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heavy-handedly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heavy-handedly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavy-handedly

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVY-HANDEDLY»

Discover the use of heavy-handedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavy-handedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Western Europe. Ediz. Inglese
Although the 'Marcher Lords' around the Marches ruled heavy-handedly over Wales, they brought relative peace, and a thriving Welsh literature movement was born. After a short-lived period of independence, the English Edward I ascended ...
‎2007
2
The Craft of Thought: Meditation, Rhetoric, and the Making ...
117 Walahfrid Strabo, "Carmina Ad Agobardum Episcopum Lugdunensem," lines 17-32. Florus was probably master of the cathedral school in Lyon: see DMA s.v. Florus of Lyons. Strabo does not, heavy-handedly, state the obvious etymology, ...
Mary Carruthers, 2000
3
Heinemann English Dictionary
Word Family heavy-handedly adverb; heavy-handedness noun. heavy industry noun the making of large items, e.g. vehicles and machinery, and the producing of raw materials. Compare LIGHT INDUSTRY. heavy metal noun a style of loud ...
‎2001
4
Sovereign Masculinity: Gender Lessons from the War on Terror
At the same time, the situation in which she finds herself acts heavy-handedly on her becoming, from the moment her unique perspective emerges into the world. What she will be and who she will be, how her relationship to her world will be ...
Bonnie Mann, 2014
5
The Maltese Touch of Evil: Film Noir and Potential Criticism
... to allow Kazan to stage, heavy-handedly, the message “I've been crucified” by doing the right thing. This is, at best, strange and problematic visual rhetoric. SC Episode 23||05/15/06 N I 00:56:17 RT I 01:46:02 RTP I 53.081% LA.
Shannon Scott Clute, Richard L. Edwards, 2011
6
Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
Even the Suez landing was executed heavy-handedly and with such lumbering slowness that unsympathetic countries were given time to apply enough political pressure to stop the operation. The British did pull off a set—piece operation in ...
John Ralston Saul, 2013
7
Cooking, Eating, Thinking: Transformative Philosophies of Food
... with spices and smelled only of cinnamon, nutmeg, saffron, or hot pepper. At other times and places, everything was drowned in cream or olive oil, two culinary adjuvants that have a particularly negative effect when used heavy- handedly.
Deane W. Curtin, Lisa Maree Heldke, 1992
8
GOOD NATURED
From an early age, monkeys learn that the fun will not last if they are too rough with a younger playmate; the youngster will scream in protest, try to pull away, or worse, the play will be broken up heavy-handedly by a protective mother.
F. B. M. de Waal, 1996
9
An Unexpected Wife
She'd only heavy-handedly suggested that no one—she—didn't particularly expect him to follow through with what he'd started by returning home, and that Maria would be the worst for it if he didn't. She gave a heavy sigh and moved to the ...
Cheryl Reavis, 2013
10
Chambers concise dictionary
heavy-handedly adv □ heavy-handedness n. heavy hydrogen > n deuterium. heavy industry >n a factory or factories involving the use of large or heavy equipment, eg coalmining, shipbuilding, etc. heavy metal > n 1 loud repetitive rock music ...
Ian Brookes, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVY-HANDEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavy-handedly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Grandad who mooned police pleads not guilty | Bundaberg NewsMail
... also charged with obstructing police and put it to Snr Const Bennett that she intervened after seeing her partner dealt with heavy-handedly. «Bundaberg News Mail, Jul 15»
2
Between humanity and heritage
We would simply urge Ms. Frazier to take a more inclusive, conciliatory tone – and not heavy-handedly rule out discussions of any kind ahead ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
NOAA seeks to put observers on lobster vessels
“It's a really hard sell, and it's not something we like to do heavy-handedly,” Martins added. All observers complete 17 days of classroom ... «Wicked Local Belmont, Jul 15»
4
Martin Saunders Provides 5 Sensible Approaches For Christians to …
"In a similar vein, it's far too easy (and not very thoughtful) to heavy-handedly grab a few of the Bible's 'clobber passages' and apply them to the ... «Gospel Herald, Jul 15»
5
Five bad reasons to oppose same-sex marriage... and some …
2) 'The Bible says so': In a similar vein, it's far too easy (and not very thoughtful) to heavy-handedly grab a few of the Bible's 'clobber passages' ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
6
The Truth Behind the Turkish Police Attack on Istanbul's Gay Pride …
In June 2013, the AKP municipal government heavy-handedly repressed environmental protesters trying to save Gezi Park in Istanbul from ... «Truthdig, Jun 15»
7
"These White Folks, They Think the World Belongs to Them …
... will perpetuate this white blindness, and thus their own suffering: "We will heavy-handedly help in our own deception and moral obliteration. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
Black churches taught us to forgive white people. We learned to …
We will heavy-handedly help in our own deception and moral obliteration. We will forget how much easier it is to talk about gun control, mental ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Netanyahu condemns deadly Druze attack on wounded Syrian …
... serious incident of utmost severity, which will not be taken in stride, and will be dealt with heavy-handedly by law enforcement," said Ya'alon. «Haaretz, Jun 15»
10
Israel vows crackdown after 'lynching' of injured Syrian
'We won't be able to ignore it and law enforcement authorities will deal with it heavy-handedly' he said in a statement. Syria's official news ... «MENAFN.COM, Jun 15»

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