heavy-handed

heavy-handed  {adj.}

1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy.

George is heavy-handed and seldom catches the ball.

My sister plays the piano badly; she is too heavy-handed.

Tim told a heavy-handed joke about the principal's baldness that embarrassed everyone.

2. Likely to hit or punish hard; harsh or cruel in making (someone) obey.

Years ago many fathers were heavy-handed bosses in their homes.

Many American colonists believed that the English tax collectors were too heavy-handed.

3. See: HAM-HANDED.