hardhanded vs heavy-handed

hardhanded

adj
  • Forceful, excessive, draconian, or abusive. 

  • Working-class; having hands hardened from labor. 

heavy-handed

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

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

  • Clumsy, awkward. 

  • Excessive, overdone. 

  • Lacking subtlety or nuance. 

How often have the words hardhanded and heavy-handed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )