deficient vs heavy-handed

deficient

• Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

• Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

• Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n). 

• A person who is deficient. 

heavy-handed

• Lacking subtlety or nuance. 

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

• Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive. 

• Clumsy, awkward. 

• Excessive, overdone.