HEAVY-HANDED

Meaning of HEAVY-HANDED in English

If you say that someone’s behaviour is heavy-handed , you mean that they are too forceful or too rough.

...heavy-handed police tactics...

ADJ [ disapproval ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

HEAVY-HANDED — adjective Date: 1647 clumsy , oppressive , harsh , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEAVY-HANDED — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : awkward or clumsy in or as if in the use of the hands: as a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — — heavy-handedly , adv. — heavy-handedness , n. /hev"ee han"did/ , adj. 1. oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master. 2. clumsy; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVY HANDED — oppressive, harsh; clumsy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HEAVY-HANDED — adjective Date: 1647 1. : clumsy 2. : oppressive , harsh • heavy-hand·ed·ly adverb • heavy-hand·ed·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVY-HANDED — Pronunciation: - ' han-d ə d Function: adjective Date: 1647 1 : CLUMSY 2 : OPPRESSIVE , HARSH – heavy-hand …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — ■ adjective clumsy, insensitive, or overly forceful. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEAVY-HANDED — [heavy-hand.ed] adj (1647) 1: clumsy 2: oppressive, harsh -- heavy-hand.ed.ly adv -- heavy-hand.ed.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEAVY-HANDED — heavy-handed BrE AmE ˌhev i ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd ▷ heavy-handed|ly li ▷ heavy-handed|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — adjective 1. not showing a sympathetic understanding of the feelings of other people : a heavy-handed approach 2. using unnecessary …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — ˌheavy-ˈhanded BrE AmE adjective taking too much action or extreme action, especially without thinking about other people’s feelings: a heavy-handed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVY-HANDED — adj. 1 clumsy. 2 overbearing, oppressive. øøheavy-handedly adv. heavy-handedness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVY-HANDED — adj.1 clumsy. 2 overbearing, oppressive. Derivatives: heavy-handedly adv. heavy-handedness n.
Oxford English vocab
HEAVY-HANDED — If you say that someone’s behaviour is ~, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough. ...~ police …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HEAVY-HANDED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Irving's new novel contains too much heavy-handed symbolism. ▪ Penn has been criticized for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEAVY-HANDED — Synonyms and related words : autocratic, awkward, bungling, clumsy, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, graceless, harsh, imperious, inept, magisterial, maladroit, oppressive, overbearing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVY HANDED — Synonyms and related words : all thumbs, awkward, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy-fisted, cumbersome, elephantine, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVY-HANDED — {adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. * /George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball./ * /My sister plays …
Slang English vocab
HEAVY-HANDED — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: AWKWARD 2, bumbling, gauche, halting, ham-handed, inept, maladroit, unhandy, unhappy, wooden 2 Synonyms: PONDEROUS 2, elephantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HEAVY-HANDED — adjective 1. Synonyms: awkward 2, bumbling, gauche, halting, ham-handed, inept, maladroit, unhandy, unhappy, wooden 2. Synonyms: ponderous 2, elephantine, heavy-footed, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVY-HANDED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HEAVY-HANDED — adj. Heavy-handed is used with these nouns: ↑ tactic
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — 25B6; adjective they are heavy-handed with the equipment : CLUMSY, awkward, maladroit, unhandy, inept, unskilful; informal ham-handed, ham-fisted, cack-handed; Brit. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVY-HANDED — {adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. * /George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball./ * /My sister plays …
Словарь английских идиом
HEAVY-HANDED — adj. 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball. My sister plays the piano …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HEAVY-HANDED — прил. 1) неловкий; неуклюжий, неповоротливый Syn : clumsy, awkward 2) а) деспотический, жестокий, угнетающий, деспотичный Syn : cruel, brutal б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY-HANDED — Деспотический
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY-HANDED — heavy-handed.ogg ͵hevıʹhændıd a 1. неуклюжий, неловкий 2. тяжеловесный ( о стиле и т. п. ) 3. жестокий; деспотичный 4. с …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEAVY-HANDED — неловкий; неуклюжий жестокий, деспотический тяжеловесный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HEAVY HANDED — (a) усиленный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — a 1. неуклюжий, неловкий 2. тяжеловесный ( о стиле и т. п. ) 3. жестокий; деспотичный 4. с полными руками …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HEAVY-HANDED — a 1. неуклюжий, неловкий 2. тяжеловесный ( о стиле и т. п. ) 3. жестокий; деспотичный 4. с полными руками …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY HANDED — неуклюжий, неловкий, тяжеловесный, жестокий, деспотический
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HEAVY HANDED — неуклюжий, неловкий, тяжеловесный, жестокий, деспотический
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HEAVY-HANDED — прил. 1) неловкий; неуклюжий, неповоротливый Syn: clumsy , awkward 2) а) деспотический, жестокий, угнетающий, деспотичный Syn: cruel , brutal б) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEAVY-HANDED — прил. 1) неловкий; неуклюжий, неповоротливый Syn: clumsy, awkward 2) а) деспотический, жестокий, угнетающий, деспотичный Syn: cruel, brutal б) гнетущий, тягостный, тяжелый, угнетающий Syn: oppressive, harsh 3) тяжеловесный (о стиле и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEAVY-HANDED — _a. 1> неловкий; неуклюжий 2> жестокий, деспотический 3> тяжеловесный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HEAVY-HANDED — a. 1. неловкий; неуклюжий 2. жестокий, деспотический 3. тяжеловесный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HEAVY-HANDED — неловкий; неуклюжий жестокий, деспотический тяжеловесный (о стиле и т. п.)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HEAVY-HANDED — _a. 1> неловкий; неуклюжий 2> жестокий, деспотический 3> тяжеловесный (о стиле и т.п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HEAVY-HANDED — [adj.] 1) нескладный, неуклюжий 2) жестокий, деспотический
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HEAVY-HANDED — a 1) нескладный, неуклюжий; 2) жестокий, деспотический
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HEAVY-HANDED — прил. 1) неловкий; неуклюжий, неповоротливый Syn : clumsy, awkward 2) а) деспотический, жестокий, угнетающий, деспотичный Syn : cruel, brutal б) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number, using a specified hand …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEAVY — I. ˈhevē, -vi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig, Old Saxon hēbig; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — |handə̇d, |haan- adjective 1. : having hands a handed , vertical, tree-living animal — Weston La Barre 2. : being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hand
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hand
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVY — — heaviness , n. /hev"ee/ , adj., heavier, heaviest , n. , pl. heavies , adv. adj. 1. of great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — /han"did/ , adj. 1. having or involving a hand or hands (usually used in combination): two-handed backhand; a four-handed piano …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — adj. having a hand or hands; of or pertaining to the use of a particular hand; pertaining to the number …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HEAVY — I. ˈhe-vē adjective ( heavi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number — usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVY — vt to make heavy. 2. heavy ·adj having the heaves. 3. heavy ·superl with child; pregnant. 4. heavy ·superl not …
Webster English vocab
HANDED — adj with hands joined; hand in hand. 2. handed ·adj having a peculiar or characteristic hand. 3. handed ·impf & …
Webster English vocab
-HANDED — ■ combining form 1》 for or involving a specified number of hands: a two~ return. 2》 using the hand specified: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEAVY — [heavy] adj heavi.er ; -est [ME hevy, fr. OE hefig; akin to OHG hebic heavy, OE hebban to lift--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANDED — [hand.ed] adj (15c) 1: having a hand or hands esp. of a specified kind or number--usu. used in combination "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-HANDED — -handed BrE AmE ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEAVY — / ˈhevi; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( heav·ier , heavi·est ) WEIGHING A LOT 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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