high and mighty
noun
persons who are members of or identify with the higher social strata of society, especially those who are powerful or arrogant.
high-and-mightiness
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a word derived from
high-and-mighty.
Example Sentences
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And you are a fortunate woman if, when it suits your high-and-mightiness to come to your senses, he doesn't take his turn to jilt YOU!
From Martie, the Unconquered by Kathleen Thompson Norris
This evening, too, he was all high-and-mightiness, not to be outdone by anybody.
From Wanderers by W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander) Worster
