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heavyhanded

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heav⋅y-hand⋅ed

[hev-ee-han-did]
–adjective
1. oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.
2. clumsy; graceless: a heavy-handed treatment of the theme.

Origin:
1625–35


heav⋅y-hand⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
heav⋅y-hand⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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