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Meaning of word heavy-handed from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
heavy-handed adjective
Meaning : Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.
Example :
A bumbling mechanic.
A bungling performance.
Ham-handed governmental interference.
Could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature.
Synonyms : bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, left-handed
Meaning : Unjustly domineering.
Example :
Incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies.
A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
Synonyms : roughshod
