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heavy-handed Definition


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heavy-handed
adj
    1. Clumsy and awkward.
      Thesaurus: awkward, bungling, inept, clumsy, maladroit; thoughtless, tactless, insensitive, inconsiderate; Antonym: adroit, tactful.
    2. Too severe or strict; oppressive.
      Thesaurus: strict, harsh, coercive, autocratic, domineering, oppressive, overbearing.
Derivative: heavy-handedly
adverb
    Derivative: heavy-handedness
    noun


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