sledgehammer means completely lacking grace and dexterity. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
adj
- Completely lacking grace and dexterity.“Promising new treatments avoid the sledgehammer approach of traditional chemotherapy in two key ways."”
noun
- A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.“These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long.”
verb
- To strike (something) with a sledgehammer.“Some lawmakers were so incensed that they even invited the news media to watch the sledgehammering of the Japanese company's products on the Capitol's steps.”