heavy-handed (Meaning)

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heavy-handed (s)

lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

unjustly domineering

The manager's heavy-handed approach to discipline alienated many employees.
The professor's heavy-handed grading system discouraged students from taking risks.
The government's heavy-handed regulations stifled economic growth.
The policeman's heavy-handed tactics during the arrest caused unnecessary pain.
The editor's heavy-handed editing destroyed the flow of the author's prose.
The surgeon's heavy-handed suturing left unsightly scars on the patient.
The director's heavy-handed use of special effects detracted from the film's storyline.
The landlord's heavy-handed eviction notice sent the tenant into a panic.
The prosecutor's heavy-handed approach to the trial resulted in a hung jury.
The father's heavy-handed discipline pushed his son away.

lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands, unjustly domineering

tough, severe,harsh, rigid, strict, rigorous, stern, relentless, authoritarian, merciless

lenient, kind, tolerant, lax, lenient, soft, mild, easy, tolerant, gentle

The manager's heavy-handed approach to discipline alienated many employees.

The professor's heavy-handed grading system discouraged students from taking risks.

The government's heavy-handed regulations stifled economic growth.

The policeman's heavy-handed tactics during the arrest caused unnecessary pain.