Heavy-handed and Stock

Heavy-handed adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

Stock and heavy-handed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stock" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-handed".

Stock adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

Heavy-handed and stock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy-handed" instead an adjective "Stock".

Nearby Words: stocked, stockroom, stocking, stockyard, stockholder