high-handed
condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
Origin of high-handed
1Other words from high-handed
- high-hand·ed·ly, adverb
- high-hand·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby high-handed
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How to use high-handed in a sentence
Even supporters admit the way Anderson has introduced the plan has been high-handed.
The Leak of a Mysterious Video Could Change the Outcome of Newark’s Mayor’s Race | Charles Upton Sahm | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the wake of increasingly high-handed bans, taxes, and regulations, smoking is everywhere in retreat.
Ban E-Cigarettes? The Anti-Smoking Lobby's Clueless Crusade | Nick Gillespie | August 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn contrast to the abrasive and high-handed Zakir, Ibrahim is an admired figure among the insurgents.
And I remember the high-handed behavior of the Obama White House in 2009.
Swing Voter Desperately Seeking Non-Polarizing Presidential Candidate | David Frum | September 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLessard's high-handed squelching of MacRae had thrown everything out of focus.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
Universal indignation spread through the colonies against this high handed measure of the British king and parliament.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellWe have failed entirely to find any sort of protest against such high-handed proceedings.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.Well, the papers got out an extra edition with scare-heads about "Outrages" and "high-handed Lawlessness!"
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White"You've no right to take such high-handed action," snarled the master of the tug.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for high-handed
tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate
Derived forms of high-handed
- high-handedly, adverb
- high-handedness, noun
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