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heavy-handed
heav·y-hand·ed (hĕv′ē-hăn′dĭd)adj.1. Clumsy; awkward.2. Tactless; indiscreet.3. Oppressive; harsh.
heav′y-hand′ed·ness n.heavy-handed adj 1. clumsy 2. harsh and oppressive ˌheavy-ˈhandedly adv ˌheavy-ˈhandedness nheav′y-hand′ed
adj. 1. clumsy; graceless. 2. oppressive; harsh. [1625–35] heav′y-hand′ed•ly, adv. heav′y-hand′ed•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | heavy-handed - lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorsebutterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, bumbling, bungling, handless, left-handedmaladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" | | 2. | heavy-handed - unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"roughshoddomineering - tending to domineer |
heavy-handedadjective1. oppressive, harsh, Draconian, autocratic, domineering, overbearing heavy-handed police tactics2. clumsy, awkward, bungling, inept, graceless, inexpert, maladroit, ham-handed (informal), like a bull in a china shop (informal), ham-fisted (informal) She tends to be a little heavy-handed.
clumsy efficient, gentle, competent, graceful, skilful, adept, adroit, smooth, effectual, dexterousheavy-handedadjective1. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform:awkward, bumbling, clumsy, gauche, inept, maladroit, unskillful.2. Lacking fluency or gracefulness:elephantine, labored, ponderous.Translationsheavy-handed
heavy-handedOverly blunt, forceful, or tactless. We need to find a way of teaching this to kids without being heavy-handed. I don't approve of their heavy-handed parenting style, but it's not for me to criticize.heavy-handed mod. tactless; forceful; unfair. Paul is a little heavy-handed at times, but mostly he’s reasonable. heavy-handed
Synonyms for heavy-handedadj oppressiveSynonyms- oppressive
- harsh
- Draconian
- autocratic
- domineering
- overbearing
adj clumsySynonyms- clumsy
- awkward
- bungling
- inept
- graceless
- inexpert
- maladroit
- ham-handed
- like a bull in a china shop
- ham-fisted
Antonyms- efficient
- gentle
- competent
- graceful
- skilful
- adept
- adroit
- smooth
- effectual
- dexterous
Synonyms for heavy-handedadj clumsily lacking in the ability to do or performSynonyms- awkward
- bumbling
- clumsy
- gauche
- inept
- maladroit
- unskillful
adj lacking fluency or gracefulnessSynonyms- elephantine
- labored
- ponderous
Synonyms for heavy-handedadj lacking physical movement skills, especially with the handsSynonyms- butterfingered
- ham-fisted
- ham-handed
- bumbling
- bungling
- handless
- left-handed
Related Wordsadj unjustly domineeringSynonymsRelated Words |