HEAVY-HANDED


Meaning of HEAVY-HANDED in English

— heavy-handedly , adv. — heavy-handedness , n.

/hev"ee han"did/ , adj.

1. oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.

2. clumsy; graceless: a heavy-handed treatment of the theme.

[ 1625-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .