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 Definitions of heavy-handed  [ˈhɛv i]  

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Definition of 'heavy-handed' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) heavy-handed
clumsy; graceless.

2.  heavy-handed
oppressive; harsh.

Etymology:  (1625–35)

Definition of 'heavy-handed' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
"a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse

2. (adj) heavy-handed, roughshod
unjustly domineering
"incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"



'heavy-handed' - Nearby Entries  

heavy cream  heavy hitter  heavy-duty  heavy-footed  heavy-handed  heavyhearted  heavyheartedness  



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