heavy-handed

heavy-handed  {adj.}

1. Неумелый или неизящный; неуклюжий.

George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball.

My sister plays the piano badly; she is too heavy-handed.

Tim told a heavy-handed joke about the principal's baldness that embarrassed everyone.

2. Могущий сильно ударить или наказать; суровый или жестокий в том, чтобы заставить (кого-то) повиноваться.

Years ago many fathers were heavy-handed bosses in their homes.

Many American colonists believed that the English tax collectors were too heavy-handed.

3. См.: HAM-HANDED.