Wasn't gentle with (5 letters) — Crossword Helper

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The Clue

Wasn't gentle with (5 letter answer)

The Answer

PAWED

Tags

clumsily gentle handled horse impatience indelicately manhandled pawed roughly rudely showed treated wasnt

Notes

The answer PAWED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.

Related Clues

Manhandled
Handled clumsily
Handled indelicately
Handled roughly
Handled rudely
Treated roughly
Showed impatience, as a horse

Definition

PAW as a verb:

1. scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"
2. touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"