heavy-handed

Describes a person or action that is clumsy, insensitive, or overly forceful and oppressive.

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1. Clumsy or awkward with hands B2 informal

   Lacking dexterity or finesse when using one's hands, often resulting in mistakes or breakage.

   • He is too heavy-handed to repair the delicate watch.
   • Her heavy-handed approach to pottery often led to cracked pots.
   • The heavy-handed carpenter accidentally split the wood.

   ruНеуклюжийestorpe con las manosfrmaladroit, lourd dans les gestesdeSchwerfälligptDesajeitadozh笨手笨脚arأخرق اليدين

   Synonymes: awkwardbumblingbutterfingeredclumsyfumblingham-fistedineptmaladroit

   Antonymes: adroitdexterousgracefulhandynimbleskillful

2. Overly strict or domineering B2 formal

   Using excessive force, authority, or control in a way that is unfair or oppressive.

   • The manager's heavy-handed tactics made employees feel undervalued.
   • The government's heavy-handed response to the protest was widely criticized.
   • His heavy-handed parenting style caused resentment in his children.

   ruЖестокийesautoritario, despóticofrautoritaire, brutal dans l'exercice du pouvoirdeWillkürlich und herrischptAutoritáriozh高压arمُتَسَلِّط

   Synonymes: authoritarianautocraticdictatorialharshhigh-handedimperiousoppressiveoverbearingrepressivetyrannical

   Antonymes: gentleindulgentlaissez-fairelenientmildpermissive

• more heavy-handed comparative form
• most heavy-handed superlative form