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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
heavy-handed is an adjective meaning "lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands". It carries 2 recorded senses.
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
“a bumbling mechanic”
“a bungling performance”
“ham-handed governmental interference”
“could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature”
unjustly domineering
“incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies”
“a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for heavy-handed come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.