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.
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