Heavy-duty
[hev-ee-doo-tee, -dyoo-] /ˈhɛv iˈdu ti, -ˈdyu-/
adjective
1.
providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.:
heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
2.
very important, impressive, or serious:
heavy-duty involvement; heavy-duty questions.
noun (modifier)
1.
made to withstand hard wear, bad weather, etc: heavy-duty uniforms
2.
subject to high import or export taxes
adj.
“durable, strong,” 1914; see heavy + duty.
adjective
Very active; highly productive: The sting identified 46 ”heavy-duty taggers”
[1940s+; fr the term for a particularly strong and durable machine, found by 1914]
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- Heavy-footed
[hev-ee-foo t-id] /ˈhɛv iˈfʊt ɪd/ adjective 1. clumsy or ponderous, as in movement or expressiveness: music that is heavy-footed and uninspired. adjective 1. having a heavy or clumsy tread
- Heavy-handed
[hev-ee-han-did] /ˈhɛv iˈhæn dɪd/ adjective 1. oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master. 2. clumsy; graceless: a heavy-handed treatment of the theme. adjective 1. clumsy 2. harsh and oppressive adj. also heavyhanded, 1630s, originally “weary” or “clumsy;” from heavy (adj.) + handed. Sense of “overbearing” is first recorded 1883.