high-handed

[ hahy-han-did ]

/ ˈhaɪˈhæn dɪd /

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adjective

condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.

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Origin of high-handed

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM high-handed

high-hand·ed·ly, adverbhigh-hand·ed·ness, noun

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Even supporters admit the way Anderson has introduced the plan has been high-handed.
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In contrast to the abrasive and high-handed Zakir, Ibrahim is an admired figure among the insurgents.
Pakistan Frees Wave of Taliban Prisoners|Ron Moreau|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When his high-handed behavior resulted in a factional split, she sided with those who rejected his domination.
Emma Goldman|Charles A. Madison
The tyranny of Richelieu had in the end attained to something noble by the high-handed heedlessness of all his acts.
Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)|Sutherland Menzies

"Now don't be high-handed, old man," expostulated the stranger.
The Judge|Rebecca West
But what say the fathers and brothers of the purloined damsels to this high-handed procedure of the young men of Benjamin?
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
Again Castagnos pleaded for his captive, but his high-handed officers were still dissatisfied.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

British Dictionary definitions for high-handed

high-handed

adjective

tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

Derived forms of high-handed

high-handedly, adverbhigh-handedness, noun

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