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Adjective [English]

Forms: more heavy-handed [comparative], most heavy-handed [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|heavy|hand|-ed|lit=having a heavy hand}} heavy + hand + -ed, literally “having a heavy hand”, {{m+|enm|hevitime}} Middle English hevitime, {{m+|ang|hefiġtīme}} Old English hefiġtīme Head templates: {{en-adj}} heavy-handed (comparative more heavy-handed, superlative most heavy-handed)
  1. (derogatory) Clumsy; awkward. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: cack-handed, ham-handed, ;, ham-fisted, maladroit Translations (clumsy, awkward): несръчен (nesrǎčen) (Bulgarian), непохватен (nepohvaten) (Bulgarian), kovakourainen (Finnish), kömpelö (Finnish), maladroit (French), unbeholfen (German), linkisch (German), ungeschickt (German), ohne Feingefühl [neuter] (German), schwerfällig (German)
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  2. Excessive; overdone. Synonyms: OTT, over the top Translations (excessive, overdone): прекаляващ (prekaljavašt) (Bulgarian), te scheutig (Dutch), ylenpalttinen (Finnish), excessif (French), excesivo (Galician), großzügig [euphemistic] (German), übertrieben (German), tollpatschig (German), excesivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-heavy-handed-en-adj-r5CKa8f0 Disambiguation of 'excessive, overdone': 2 94 1 2
  3. (derogatory) Lacking subtlety or nuance. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: ham-handed, ham-fisted, unsubtle, on the nose Translations (lacking subtlety or nuance): karkea (Finnish), plump (German), grob gestrickt (German), ungehobelt (German), ungeschliffen (German), hölzern (German)
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  4. (derogatory) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive. Tags: derogatory Translations (extreme, unnecessarily forceful): драстичен (drastičen) (Bulgarian), жесток (žestok) (Bulgarian), hardhandig (Dutch), kovaotteinen (Finnish), kovakourainen (Finnish), unbarmherzig (German), drakonisch (German), drastisch (German), rigoros (German), radikal (German), durchgreifend (German), einschneidend (German), draconiano (Spanish), drástico (Spanish) Translations (overbearing; pushy and coercive): kovaotteinen (Finnish), penetrant (German), poltrig (German), polterig (German)
    Sense id: en-heavy-handed-en-adj-bF3ULEqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 3 22 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 34 4 24 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 4 21 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 3 22 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 4 23 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 4 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 4 23 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 3 23 35 Synonyms: bossy, ;, hard-handed, iron-handed, iron-fisted, ;, brutal, cruel, draconian, overstrict, bossy Disambiguation of 'extreme, unnecessarily forceful': 17 14 8 62 Disambiguation of 'overbearing; pushy and coercive': 13 3 7 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heavyhanded Derived forms: heavy-handedly, heavy-handedness Related terms: hard-handed, iron-handed
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          "text": "Some people say, 'I can't make pastry, I'm too heavy-handed.'",
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          "text": "...punk “music has been, and still is, one of the most heavy-handed genres of music there is. Unfortunately the topics of such heavy-handed songs are almost always seeped in left wing propaganda, bumper sticker rallying calls and oversimplifications of otherwise complex topics.\"",
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          "text": "Do not be too heavy-handed with the salt.",
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        {
          "ref": "2015, Suzanne Lenzer, Truly Madly Pizza, →ISBN:",
          "text": "However, recently I got a little heavy-handed with the red pepper flakes.",
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        }
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          "word": "OTT"
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        {
          "ref": "2005, Nicholas Rombes, The Ramones' Ramones, →ISBN:",
          "text": "...punk “music has been, and still is, one of the most heavy-handed genres of music there is. Unfortunately the topics of such heavy-handed songs are almost always seeped in left wing propaganda, bumper sticker rallying calls and oversimplifications of otherwise complex topics.\"",
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        "(derogatory) Lacking subtlety or nuance."
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          "word": "ham-handed"
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Jayne Ann Krentz, River Road, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“Heavy-handed, huh? Is that by any chance your way of telling me that I'm a bad communicator?\" \"No, it's my way of telling you that you obviously haven't shaken the take-charge attitude.\"",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, John D. Visconti, Fetch More Dollars For Your Dog Training Business, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I cite how ineffective heavy-handed training methods are due to the physiological state of high arousal and avoidance behaviors they cause in dogs.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 January 6, Raymond Zhong, “Awash in Disinformation Before Vote, Taiwan Points Finger at China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-01-06, Technology:",
          "text": "Polls suggest, however, that Beijing’s heavy-handed ways might be backfiring and driving voters to embrace Ms. Tsai. Thousands of Taiwan citizens marched last month against “red media,” or local news organizations supposedly influenced by the Chinese government.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 April 22, “Network News: BTP chief pays tribute to rail staff and BTP officers”, in Rail, page 10:",
          "text": "Crowther also distanced the BTP from the heavy-handed approach to the lockdown that other police forces have been accused in the national media of taking.",
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        "Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive."
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        "(derogatory) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive."
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          "word": "bossy"
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          "word": ";"
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          "word": "hard-handed"
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          "word": "iron-fisted"
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        {
          "word": ";"
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          "word": "brutal"
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          "word": "cruel"
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          "word": "draconian"
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          "word": "overstrict"
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      "roman": "nesrǎčen",
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      "word": "несръчен"
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      "word": "unbeholfen"
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      "word": "linkisch"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "schwerfällig"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "excessive, overdone",
      "word": "прекаляващ"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "word": "te scheutig"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "excessive, overdone",
      "word": "ylenpalttinen"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "excesivo"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive, overdone",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "großzügig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive, overdone",
      "word": "übertrieben"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive, overdone",
      "word": "tollpatschig"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "excessive, overdone",
      "word": "excesivo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking subtlety or nuance",
      "word": "karkea"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking subtlety or nuance",
      "word": "plump"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking subtlety or nuance",
      "word": "grob gestrickt"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking subtlety or nuance",
      "word": "ungehobelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking subtlety or nuance",
      "word": "ungeschliffen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking subtlety or nuance",
      "word": "hölzern"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "overbearing; pushy and coercive",
      "word": "kovaotteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "overbearing; pushy and coercive",
      "word": "penetrant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "overbearing; pushy and coercive",
      "word": "poltrig"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "overbearing; pushy and coercive",
      "word": "polterig"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "drastičen",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "драстичен"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "žestok",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "жесток"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "hardhandig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "kovaotteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "kovakourainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "unbarmherzig"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "drakonisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "drastisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "rigoros"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "radikal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "durchgreifend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "einschneidend"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "draconiano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "extreme, unnecessarily forceful",
      "word": "drástico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heavy-handed"
}

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