heavy-handed


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Synonyms for heavy-handed

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Synonyms for heavy-handed

clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform

lacking fluency or gracefulness

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Synonyms for heavy-handed

lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

unjustly domineering

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