high-handed
Americanadjective
adjective
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- high-handedly adverb
- high-handedness noun
Etymology
Origin of high-handed
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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Conservative hereditary peer Lord Strathclyde called the legislation a "high-handed, shoddy political act".
From BBC
But Idaho’s Republican legislators have been way too cavalier and high-handed about this problem, burying their heads in the sand and refusing to fix it.
From Seattle Times
But that relationship will always be hostage to events; either a flare-up in the South China Sea, or any other act by China seen as high-handed by the Vietnamese.
From BBC
The party has also been accused of legitimizing New Delhi’s high-handed militaristic policies there.
From Seattle Times
In countering misinformation, FDA also risks coming off as high-handed.
From Salon
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