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ineptness vs heavy-handedness

heavy-handedness vs ineptness

ineptness and heavy-handedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ineptness Yes No No No
heavy-handedness Yes No No No
As nouns, heavy-handedness is a hyponym of ineptness; that is, heavy-handedness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ineptness:
  • ineptness: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  • heavy-handedness: The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.
Other hyponyms of ineptness include rustiness, ham-fistedness, ham-handedness.
ineptness (noun) heavy-handedness (noun)
the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between ineptness and heavy-handedness

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