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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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  • ËŒ³ó±ð²¹±¹²â-ˈ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heavy-handed1

First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences

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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.â€

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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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