HEAVY-HANDED


Meaning of HEAVY-HANDED in English

adjective

1.

not showing a sympathetic understanding of the feelings of other people :

a heavy-handed approach

2.

using unnecessary force :

heavy-handed police methods

3.

( of a person ) using too much of sth in a way that can cause damage :

Don't be too heavy-handed with the salt.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.