Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - heavy-handed
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Heavy-handed
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1.
adj. 1 clumsy. 2 overbearing, oppressive. Derivatives heavy-handedly adv. heavy-handedness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. неуклюжий, неловкий 2. тяжеловесный (о стиле и т. п.) 3. жетокий; деспотичный 4. с полными руками 5. измученный, усталый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
If you say that someone’s behaviour is heavy-handed, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough. ...heavy-handed police tactics... ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ adj done without thinking about other people's feelings (a heavy-handed style of management) - heavy-handedly adv - heavy-handedness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
{adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. * /George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball./ * /My sister plays the piano badly; she is too heavy-handed./ * /Tim told a heavy-handed joke about the principal's baldness that embarrassed everyone./ 2. Likely to hit or punish hard; harsh or cruel in making (someone) obey. * /Years ago many fathers were heavy-handed bosses in their homes./ * /Many American colonists believed that the English tax collectors were too heavy-handed./ 3. See: HAM-HANDED. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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