heavy-handed
ADJECTIVE
/hɛvi_'hændɪd/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
heavy-handed is a valid 12-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1A1V4Y4-0H4A1N1D2E1D2
4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING
What does heavy-handed mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Unjustly domineering.
“incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR