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What is another word for
heavy-handedly
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Adverb for strict or exacting in standards
Adverb for domineering or overbearing in one's treatment of others
Adverb for clumsy, inept, or overly forceful in execution
Adverb for crude in manner, lacking subtlety, nuance or refinement
Adverb for not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible to endure
Adverb for lacking in imagination or originality
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Adverb
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Adverb for strict or exacting in standards
harshly
severely
hardly
strictly
sternly
authoritarianly
toughly
austerely
ruthlessly
rigorously
draconianly
rigidly
oppressively
brutally
flintily
excessively
hardhandedly
forcefully
cruelly
tyrannically
unyieldingly
mercilessly
inflexibly
unbendingly
exactingly
stringently
relentlessly
firmly
uncompromisingly
pitilessly
drastically
unsympathetically
roughly
callously
grimly
inhumanly
unrelentingly
punitively
unforgivingly
hard-heartedly
despotically
heavily
unreasonably
savagely
unsparingly
obdurately
meanly
resolutely
domineeringly
iron-handedly
stiffly
onerously
autocratically
adamantly
dourly
tyrannously
heartlessly
unfeelingly
illiberally
inordinately
fiercely
unmercifully
outrageously
inexorably
demandingly
dictatorially
imperiously
repressively
determinedly
bullheadedly
abusively
intransigently
unkindly
headstrongly
intractably
solidly
steadfastly
uncharitably
crushingly
ironhandedly
hardheadedly
murderously
overbearingly
barbarously
disciplinarily
barbarically
sadistically
undemocratically
fixedly
brutishly
inhumanely
obstinately
invariably
absolutely
arbitrarily
overweeningly
intolerantly
undeviatingly
violently
coldly
extremely
coercively
unwaveringly
unshakeably
extortionately
unjustly
unsentimentally
immoderately
suppressively
hostilely
insensitively
stonily
astringently
high-handedly
iniquitously
punishingly
swingeingly
immutably
penally
ascetically
hardheartedly
cold-bloodedly
cripplingly
stony-heartedly
immovably
single-mindedly
viciously
nastily
spartanly
maliciously
spitefully
overwhelmingly
malevolently
wickedly
exigently
unfairly
steelily
unemotionally
vilely
somberly
US
sombrely
UK
earnestly
malignantly
truculently
torturously
wolfishly
tormentingly
coolly
peremptorily
bossily
refractorily
desperately
pugnaciously
ferociously
uncaringly
badly
authoritatively
ruggedly
excruciatingly
searingly
grievously
tryingly
burdensomely
bitterly
monocratically
unswervingly
unalterably
definitely
changelessly
unmovingly
concretely
statically
unchangeably
unvaryingly
irreversibly
unchangingly
exactly
masterfully
critically
unpityingly
magisterially
intensely
fascistically
gravely
affectlessly
compassionlessly
remorselessly
implacably
cold-heartedly
inclemently
gruffly
pressingly
formidably
doggedly
unflinchingly
mulishly
direly
forbiddingly
pickily
uptightly
adamantinely
pertinaciously
puritanically
stuffily
stubbornly
unpleasantly
difficultly
taxingly
disagreeably
bleakly
harrowingly
stressfully
troublesomely
weightily
intemperately
arduously
awfully
strenuously
gruellingly
UK
distressingly
intolerably
inhospitably
wretchedly
gruelingly
US
worryingly
backbreakingly
unfriendlily
uncomfortably
wildly
challengingly
testingly
tiringly
exhaustingly
toilsomely
laboriously
terribly
wearingly
strongly
upsettingly
wearisomely
traumatically
irksomely
disturbingly
gallingly
miserably
hellishly
vexatiously
greatly
troublingly
rottenly
unpalatably
hellaciously
heftily
tumultuously
comfortlessly
bitingly
tortuously
darkly
unbearably
frustratingly
sweatily
exasperatingly
tediously
effortfully
bothersomely
radically
seriously
stickily
tightly
pestilently
trickily
stormily
tempestuously
turbulently
exorbitantly
toweringly
steeply
sharply
unconscionably
insanely
baroquely
plethorically
devilishly
extravagantly
painfully
robustly
poignantly
heartbreakingly
agonizingly
US
heart-rendingly
disquietingly
yuckily
tragically
chillingly
unhappily
uncongenially
heartrendingly
distastefully
unsavourily
UK
displeasingly
hurtfully
sadly
unpleasingly
unsavorily
US
sourly
unwelcomely
worrisomely
killingly
distressfully
ickily
mortifyingly
sorely
annoyingly
offensively
calamitously
afflictively
inconveniently
awkwardly
persnicketily
gut-wrenchingly
threateningly
ominously
sinisterly
unfavorably
US
unfavourably
UK
adversely
dismally
perilously
inauspiciously
horrendously
horribly
horrifyingly
direfully
dreadfully
injuriously
cheerlessly
morbidly
objectionably
nightmarishly
parlously
treacherously
woefully
disconcertingly
execrably
poorly
abominably
horrifically
foully
atrociously
unsettlingly
appallingly
horridly
more ❯
“But, in no time at all, the rank and file quickly took a fierce disliking to Musham's
heavy-handed
rules and regulations.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for domineering or overbearing in one's treatment of others
domineeringly
imperiously
autocratically
despotically
bossily
dictatorially
authoritarianly
overbearingly
tyrannically
overweeningly
officiously
cruelly
pushily
coercively
superiorly
demandingly
inconsiderately
insensitively
mercilessly
sadistically
thoughtlessly
undiplomatically
high-handedly
iron-handedly
peremptorily
authoritatively
tyrannously
oppressively
masterfully
arrogantly
magisterially
arbitrarily
dogmatically
repressively
haughtily
pompously
rigidly
imperatively
cockily
inflexibly
wilfully
willfully
egotistically
proudly
harshly
draconianly
severely
strictly
doctrinairely
firmly
unyieldingly
sternly
imperially
pontifically
cocksurely
presumptuously
opinionatedly
insolently
cavalierly
superciliously
disdainfully
commandingly
undemocratically
controllingly
imposingly
dominantly
pushfully
ironhandedly
powerfully
assertively
forcefully
bullishly
exactingly
hectoringly
blusteringly
self-willedly
overpoweringly
abusively
manipulatively
narcissistically
toxically
more ❯
“The
heavy-handed
boss may motivate his team to get the job done today, but he will also motivate them to start looking for a new employer.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for clumsy, inept, or overly forceful in execution
clumsily
awkwardly
maladroitly
ineptly
unhandily
gracelessly
bunglingly
uncoordinatedly
gauchely
unskilfully
ungracefully
inexpertly
unskillfully
roughly
carelessly
ham-handedly
cack-handedly
left-handedly
gawkily
inelegantly
lumberingly
incompetently
botchedly
crudely
ponderously
gawkishly
ganglingly
clownishly
cloddishly
oafishly
amateurishly
inexperiencedly
woodenly
unsophisticatedly
coarsely
unrefinedly
unfitly
shamblingly
bovinely
artlessly
greenly
blunderously
cumbersomely
clunkily
stiffly
unsteadily
unfortunately
rawly
rudely
unwieldily
uncouthly
hopelessly
unproductively
unsuccessfully
stiltedly
coltishly
incapably
amateurly
unqualifiedly
uselessly
inefficiently
unprofessionally
heavily
inaptly
unably
nonprofessionally
churlishly
lumpenly
lumpishly
doltishly
labouredly
UK
laboredly
US
untalentedly
ineffectually
inadequately
substandardly
ineffectively
inferiorly
weakly
wantingly
deficiently
slipshodly
unsuitably
shoddily
sloppily
unaptly
unpreparedly
unreliably
badly
impotently
inefficaciously
pathetically
ineligibly
insufficiently
uneducatedly
poorly
inadeptly
avocationally
menially
foolishly
haplessly
powerlessly
imperfectly
worthlessly
crassly
feebly
talentlessly
manually
incompatibly
unartfully
flakily
UK
naively
unsatisfactorily
unequally
ordinarily
lousily
hulkingly
loutishly
indelicately
bulkily
generally
shiftlessly
fecklessly
faultily
defectively
suboptimally
negligently
untutoredly
illiterately
helplessly
farcically
rudimentarily
undisciplinedly
wildly
nontechnically
nonspecifically
elementarily
primitively
uncomplicatedly
simply
basically
imprecisely
inartistically
approximately
inexactly
more ❯
“The whole exercise smacks of a
heavy-handed
attempt at censorship.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for crude in manner, lacking subtlety, nuance or refinement
crudely
coarsely
boorishly
unsophisticatedly
indelicately
crassly
unsubtly
gauchely
indiscreetly
harshly
simplistically
oversimplistically
tactlessly
gracelessly
roughly
clumsily
tastelessly
uncouthly
awkwardly
vulgarly
ineptly
maladroitly
brashly
carelessly
bunglingly
callously
gruffly
precipitately
rashly
untactfully
hastily
straightforwardly
grossly
unrefinedly
rudely
rustically
loutishly
barbarically
commonly
lowly
plebeianly
oafishly
churlishly
provincially
clownishly
improperly
offensively
bearishly
insensibly
disrespectfully
classlessly
savagely
yobbishly
primitively
ungenteelly
raffishly
indecorously
gawkily
inelegantly
loudly
rawly
ungallantly
discourteously
ruggedly
illiberally
unseemlily
cloddishly
barbarously
impertinently
philistinely
uncivilly
raunchily
impolitely
more ❯
“Though the transition from sated decadence to virtuous barbarism is blunt and
heavy-handed
, the echo of the beginning of the poem is more carefully managed.”
Adverb
▲
Adverb for not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible to endure
unsufferably
intolerably
insufferably
unacceptably
impossibly
insupportably
oppressively
unendurably
inadmissibly
unsurpassably
unsupportably
unbearably
excruciatingly
overpoweringly
overwhelmingly
agonizingly
US
dreadfully
unspeakably
unmanageably
awfully
horrendously
painfully
offensively
undesirably
unsustainably
killingly
inexcusably
unreasonably
ungovernably
awkwardly
objectionably
intractably
recalcitrantly
difficultly
terribly
demandingly
perversely
waywardly
exasperatingly
infuriatingly
improperly
maddeningly
egregiously
Adverb
▲
Adverb for lacking in imagination or originality
uninspiredly
commonplacely
boringly
prosaically
stalely
pedestrianly
flatly
humdrumly
uninterestingly
ordinarily
banally
insipidly
vapidly
tritely
blandly
unexcitingly
unimaginatively
uninspiringly
routinely
lifelessly
monotonously
lacklustrely
UK
unoriginally
lacklusterly
US
characterlessly
mundanely
colourlessly
UK
colorlessly
US
drily
unexceptionally
indifferently
undistinguishedly
spiritlessly
derivatively
conventionally
cornily
ponderously
stodgily
hackily
sterilely
quotidianly
anemically
US
anaemically
UK
barrenly
unadventurously
passionlessly
uncreatively
unmovedly
featurelessly
matter-of-factly
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