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heavy-handed

[ hev-ee-han-did ]

adjective

  1. oppressive; harsh:

    a heavy-handed master.

  2. clumsy; graceless:

    a heavy-handed treatment of the theme.



heavy-handed

adjective

  1. clumsy
  2. harsh and oppressive
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲹱-ˈ󲹲ԻԱ, noun
  • ˌ𲹱-ˈ󲹲Ի, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 𲹱y-󲹲ԻĻ· adverb
  • 𲹱y-󲹲ԻĻ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heavy-handed1

First recorded in 1625–35
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The conservative opposition has accused the government of being too heavy-handed with its approach.

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While Saturday's demonstration was peaceful, earlier protests faced heavy-handed police tactics who fired teargas and rubber bullets.

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Though it was inspired by a spate of real-world knife attacks — the sort of material that might invite sensationalism or prompt a heavy-handed lecture — “Adolescence” avoids both.

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Chamber of Commerce as “out-of-control,” “ideologically driven,” “radical,” “extreme” and “heavy-handed.”

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The sweeping nature of the power shutoffs, in particular, has some customers seething and questioning Edison’s decisions as arbitrary and heavy-handed.

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