high-handed
adjective
condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary.
high-handedly
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a word derived from
high-handed.
Example Sentences
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All US presidents are supposed to love golf, and Donald Trump has famously opened a course in Scotland, the land of his forebears – high-handedly dismissing the concerns of local residents.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2017
Geoengineering experiments carried out high-handedly or without due respect for sensible concerns would be damaging.
From Economist ● Dec. 11, 2014
For three decades Premier Hun Sen has ruled the nation high-handedly.
From Forbes ● Oct. 27, 2014
But to Joan, it’s just another man high-handedly taking away her agency and expecting to be thanked for it.
From Time ● May 7, 2013
Beaufort, though clearly annoyed at finding him with Madame Olenska, had, as usual, carried off the situation high-handedly.
From The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
