heavy-handed

== English == === Alternative forms === heavyhanded === Etymology === From heavy +‎ hand +‎ -ed, literally “having a heavy hand”. Compare Middle English hevitime, heviteme (“burdensome, grievous, grave”), from Old English hefiġtīme, hefiġtȳme (“grievous, wearisome, tedious, troublesome”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === heavy-handed (comparative more heavy-handed, superlative most heavy-handed) (derogatory) Clumsy; awkward. Synonyms: cack-handed, ham-handed; ham-fisted, maladroit Excessive; overdone. Synonyms: OTT, over the top (derogatory) Lacking subtlety or nuance. Synonyms: ham-handed, ham-fisted, unsubtle, on the nose (derogatory) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive. Synonyms: bossy; hard-handed, iron-handed, iron-fisted; brutal, cruel, draconian, overstrict; see also Thesaurus:bossy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “heavy-handed”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “heavy-handed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.