English-Spanish translations for heavy-handed

• draconiano
• drástico
• excesivo
  El informe McNally está de acuerdo con una propuesta legislativa. Considero que se trata de un medio excesivo para algo que, de hecho, ha de emprenderse sobre todo en las empresas privadas. The McNally report is also in favour of introducing legislation, but I find this a very heavy-handed approach to something which is really a matter for private industry to tackle.

Definition of heavy-handed

• Clumsy, awkward
• Excessive, overdone
• Simplistic, lacking subtlety or nuance
• Overbearing; pushy and coercive
• Extreme; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive, and cruel

Examples

• Do not be too heavy-handed with the salt.

Related words

• heavy-hearted
• heavy-duty
• heavy-footed
• heavy-duty vehicle