HEAVY-HANDED


Meaning of HEAVY-HANDED in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : awkward or clumsy in or as if in the use of the hands: as

a. : having the hands seem heavy especially from fatigue

b. dialect , of a cook or server : inclined to be overgenerous

heavy-handed with the potatoes

much too heavy-handed with salt

c. : lacking or deficient in lightness, grace, or sparkle

a heavy-handed didactic style

2. : inclined to punish severely

grandfather was heavy-handed with his own children but very indulgent with us grandchildren

broadly : harshly oppressive

heavy-handed tyranny

• heavy-handedly adverb

• heavy-handedness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.