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high-handed

American  
[hahy-han-did] / ˈhaɪˈhæn dɪd /

adjective

  1. condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary.

    He has a highhanded manner.
high-handed British  

adjective

  1. tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

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Etymology

Origin of high-handed

First recorded in 1625–35

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Highhanded, aging, fabulously rich Claire Zachanassian returns to Gullen, the impoverished European town of her birth, to pour money into its lap�on one condition.

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Highhanded as he was, Diem deserved greater understanding from the U.S.

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