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Definition of: heavy-handed
(hev′ē·han′did) adjective
1. Lacking lightness of touch; clumsy.
2. Oppressive; overbearing; dogmatic.
—heav′y–hand′ed·ly adverb
—heav′y–hand′ed·ness noun
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