high-handed
adjective
condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary.
high-handedness
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a word derived from
high-handed.
Example Sentences
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Protest organisers condemned the "high-handedness" of the authorities and said hundreds of protesters had been injured.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
This self-image has been eroded in recent years, however, by a string of revelations about past high-handedness in dealing with the island's population.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
“The Arab people value independence, oppose external interference, stand up to power politics and high-handedness, and always seek to make progress,” Xi’s column read.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
But they are not wrong to fear the cost of any apparent high-handedness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
Viola and my mother had an easy relationship, and I never saw any high-handedness between them.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
