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LIGHT-HANDED Antonyms

There are 4 antonyms of the word light-handed. (opposite meanings)

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	clumsy					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • lacking grace in movement or posture • not elegant or graceful in expression • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • showing lack of skill or aptitude
	forceful					adjectiveadj
	adjective • characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) adjective satellite • forceful and definite in expression or action
	heavy-handed					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands • unjustly domineering
	rough					verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

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