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Puffed up, conceited, boastful; blustering, swaggering, hectoring, bullying.
That engages in bullying or acts like a bully; that sets out to bully or intimidate. Also: typical of a bully.
figurative. Domineering, bullying; rough, harsh. Probably with allusion to to ride (also run) roughshod at phrases.