/ Dictionary / Index H heavy-handed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: heav•y-hand•ed Pronunciation: (hev'ē-han'did), [key] — adj. oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master. clumsy; graceless: a heavy-handed treatment of the theme. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: heavy-handed (Thesaurus) heavy-footed heavy-hearted Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language