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单词 heavy-handed
释义

heavy-handed

[ hev-ee-han-did ]
/ ˈhɛv iˈhæn dɪd /
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adjective

oppressive; harsh:a heavy-handed master.
clumsy; graceless: a heavy-handed treatment of the theme.

Origin of heavy-handed

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM heavy-handed

heav·y-hand·ed·ly, adverbheav·y-hand·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby heavy-handed

heavy-duty, heavy earth, heavy eye, heavy-footed, heavy going, heavy-handed, heavy hand, with a, heavy-hearted, heavy heart, with a, heavy hitter, heavy hydrogen
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British Dictionary definitions for heavy-handed

heavy-handed

adjective

clumsy
harsh and oppressive

Derived forms of heavy-handed

heavy-handedly, adverbheavy-handedness, noun
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