adj. 1. same as ham-fisted. Syn. -- bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, left-handed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. unjustly harsh or domineering; as, incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies. Syn. -- harsh, roughshod. [ WordNet 1.5 ]