heavy-handed
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heavy–hand·ed

adjective \-ˈhan-dəd\

Definition of HEAVY-HANDED

1
: clumsy
2
heavy–hand·ed·ly adverb
heavy–hand·ed·ness noun

First Known Use of HEAVY-HANDED

1647

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