adjective · irregular · common

heavy-handed

heavy-handed · heavier-handed · heaviest-handed

строгий, суворий

доминирующий, преобладающий, господствующий

übertrieben, großzügig, tollpatschig

Clumsy; awkwardClumsy; awkward.

Meaning

4 senses

(derogatory)Clumsy; awkward.
unbeholfen, linkisch, ungeschickt
нело́вкийnelóvkij, неуклю́жийneukljúžij, неповоро́тливыйnepovorótlivyj
Excessive; overdone.
Do not be too heavy-handed with the salt.
großzügig, übertrieben, tollpatschig
(derogatory)Lacking subtlety or nuance.
plump, grob gestrickt, ungehobelt
тяжелове́сныйtjaželovésnyj
(derogatory)Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive.
penetrant, poltrig, polterig
деспоти́ческийdespotíčeskij, жесто́кийžestókij, угнета́ющийugnetájuščij

More definitions

unjustly domineering
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

clumsy, awkward:

lacking subtlety or nuance:

overbearing; pushy and coercive:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

clumsy, awkward:

excessive, overdone:

lacking subtlety or nuance:

overbearing; pushy and coercive:

extreme, unnecessarily forceful:

Origin

From heavy + hand + -ed, literally “having a heavy hand”. Compare Middle English hevitime,

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”).

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