English Dictionary

heavy-handed

形容詞

軽蔑的

(derogatory) Clumsy, awkward. / Excessive, overdone. / (derogatory) Lacking subtlety or nuance. / (derogatory) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive.

日本語の意味

不器用またはぎこちない扱いをする / 行動が過剰で度を超している、やり過ぎな / 微妙さや繊細さに欠け、一面的な判断に陥る / 権威を振りかざし、威圧的・強引である

The director's heavy-handed approach to editing ruined the actor's subtle performance.

監督の不器用な編集のやり方が俳優の繊細な演技を台無しにしてしまった。

意味（1）

(derogatory) Clumsy, awkward.

Some people say, 'I can't make pastry, I'm too heavy-handed.'

意味（2）

Excessive, overdone.

However, recently I got a little heavy-handed with the red pepper flakes.

意味（3）

(derogatory) Lacking subtlety or nuance.

...punk “music has been, and still is, one of the most heavy-handed genres of music there is. Unfortunately the topics of such heavy-handed songs are almost always seeped in left wing propaganda, bumper sticker rallying calls and oversimplifications of otherwise complex topics."

意味（4）

(derogatory) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive.

“Heavy-handed, huh? Is that by any chance your way of telling me that I'm a bad communicator?" No, it's my way of telling you that you obviously haven't shaken the take-charge attitude.

more heavy-handed （ comparative ）

most heavy-handed （ superlative ）