noun
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that which hampers the progress, movement or execution of a plan; an obstacle; an impediment.
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an act of resistance; opposition.
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slowness in action; tardiness; delay.
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(dial.) a heavy wooden block planted firmly into the ground and on which carpenters shape the objects; an anvil;
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ಅಡ್ಡಿ ತಕ್ಕೊಳ್ಳು aḍḍitakkoḷḷu to object; to oppose; to disagree with; ಅಡ್ಡಿಯಿಲ್ಲ aḍḍiyilla a phrase denoting the saying 'no objection' or 'no problem'; ಅಡ್ಡಿಹರಕತ್ತು aḍḍiharakattu a problem that makes carrying an action difficult or impossible; ಅಡ್ಡಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು ನಮ್ಮನೆ ಗೊಡ್ಡು ಹುಣಿಸೇಮರ aḍḍi illade beḷeyitu nammane goḍḍu huṇise mara (prov.) useless or unprofitable things are got effortlessly, while one need to put hard work to achieve anything positive.