Heavy-handed Definition

hĕvē-hăndĭd
adjective
Without a light touch; clumsy or tactless.
Webster's New World
Tactless; indiscreet.
American Heritage
Cruel, oppressive, or tyrannical.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of heavy-handed.

Wiktionary

Extreme; unnecessarily forceful.

They issued a heavy-handed new censorship law.
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