high-handedadj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌhaɪˈhændəd/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and handed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., handed adj.

Etymology: < high adj. + handed adj., after with a high hand and similar phrases at high adj. and n.² Phrases 1.

Involving, characterized by, or tending to the use of power or authority without regard for others; imperious, autocratic; overbearing. Cf. high adj. and n.² Phrases 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > arrogance > [adjective]

wlonkOE

moodyOE

rankOE

surquidous1377

insolentc1386

wantona1393

arrogantc1405

angardc1425

surquidrousc1430

stately1448

imperiala1456

superbious1509

succudrous1513

surquidant1528

ruffling1543

controlling1564

lustya1568

cocking1568

superbous1581

bog1592

swaggering1596

superarrogant1598

arrogating1601

pyrgopolinizing1605

high-handed1606

outbearing1607

high-horsed1613

dictatory1639

bardish1641

self-assuming1647

superbient1647

huffy1680

dictatorial1692

huffish1755

cobby1785

high-riding1831

braggadocious1853

snouty1858

you-be-damned1887

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing

masterfulc1390

pontificalc1440

overmasterfula1450

headya1513

imperious1529

supercilious1536

masterlya1544

termagant1546

law-like1556

masterlike1580

dictator-like1582

peremptory1590

domineering1598

burly1605

high-handed1606

pontificial1613

lording1629

overlordingc1629

pontifician1629

peremptor1630

dictatory1639

predominant1642

dictatorial1692

pontific1716

overbearing1718

dictativea1774

knock-me-down1848

imponenta1882

bossy1882

heavy-handed1883

seigneurial1970

1606 H. Clapham Abstr. Fayth v. 30 In cases of Blasphemie, generall Apostacie, and hy-handed Rebellions, the Priest was to leaue him vnto the Magistrates sword.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 49 For this high-handed offence, their foresaid king is still plagued in hell.

1741 S. Phillips Soldiers Counselled 39 It is High-handed Presumption to live in the Neglect of proper Means, and at the same Time to expect Protection.

1796 J. Witherspoon in D. Austin Sel. Disc. Amer. Preacher xxviii. 415 They..boldly denounced the Divine vengeance against high-handed sinners.

1848 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby (new ed.) Pref. p. v A magnificent high-handed laissez-aller neglect.

1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) II. App. 548 An act of high-handed violence.

1876 J. Doran ‘Mann’ & Manners at Court of Florence I. vi. 164 The English crews do not seem to have been any the worse for their high-handed proceedings.

1931 A. Christie Sittaford Myst. xxiv. 196 He's a hot-tempered, high-handed young man.

1979 J. Hodgins Resurrection Joseph Bourne (1980) iii. ii. 191 Don't let her get away with that kind of high-handed snootiness. Who did she think she was?

2001 High Country News 26 Mar. 5/3 Backcountry skiers..argue that the Park Service sneaked the closures through without consulting the public. ‘It was very high-handed of them.’

Derivatives

high-ˈhandedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > arrogance > [noun]

prideOE

overgartc1175

surquidrya1250

stuntisea1327

arrogance1340

insolencec1386

surquidyc1407

succudryc1425

lordliness1440

arrogancy1477

ogartc1480

wantonness?a1505

stateliness1509

insolencya1513

surquidancea1525

superbityc1540

imperiousness1582

surliness1587

super-arrogation1593

insolentness1594

assumption1609

self-assumption1609

huff1611

imperiosity1618

superarrogancy1620

lordship1633

self-assuming1644

alazony1656

high-handednessa1658

fast1673

arrogantness1756

overbearance1766

swaggera1821

huffishness1841

you-be-damnedness1885

high and mighty1924

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing

lording?a1425

masterdomc1475

imperiousness1582

domineering1617

dictatoring1644

overbearing1649

magisteriousness1650

magisterialness1651

high-handednessa1658

peremptoriness1699

dictation1769

overbearingnessa1797

dictatorialism1826

bashawism1839

dictatorialness1845

domineeringness1889

overmasterfulness1899

bossiness1928

overdoggery1962

a1658 J. Durham Pract. Expos. X. Commandements (1675) iv. 303 Presumption and high handedness in the manner of sinning..dareth God, as it were.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece v. 144 He censures high-handedness even in the gods.

1941 ‘N. Blake’ Case of Abominable Snowman iii. 27 Nigel gasped a little at Miss Cavendish's high-handedness.

1999 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 19 Nov. 7/3 The evident high-handedness and partiality of the Provincial Administration and civic leaders.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-handed
释义	high-handedadj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌhaɪˈhændəd/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and handed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., handed adj. Etymology: < high adj. + handed adj., after with a high hand and similar phrases at high adj. and n.² Phrases 1. Involving, characterized by, or tending to the use of power or authority without regard for others; imperious, autocratic; overbearing. Cf. high adj. and n.² Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > arrogance > [adjective] wlonkOE moodyOE rankOE surquidous1377 insolentc1386 wantona1393 arrogantc1405 angardc1425 surquidrousc1430 stately1448 imperiala1456 superbious1509 succudrous1513 surquidant1528 ruffling1543 controlling1564 lustya1568 cocking1568 superbous1581 bog1592 swaggering1596 superarrogant1598 arrogating1601 pyrgopolinizing1605 high-handed1606 outbearing1607 high-horsed1613 dictatory1639 bardish1641 self-assuming1647 superbient1647 huffy1680 dictatorial1692 huffish1755 cobby1785 high-riding1831 braggadocious1853 snouty1858 you-be-damned1887 society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing masterfulc1390 pontificalc1440 overmasterfula1450 headya1513 imperious1529 supercilious1536 masterlya1544 termagant1546 law-like1556 masterlike1580 dictator-like1582 peremptory1590 domineering1598 burly1605 high-handed1606 pontificial1613 lording1629 overlordingc1629 pontifician1629 peremptor1630 dictatory1639 predominant1642 dictatorial1692 pontific1716 overbearing1718 dictativea1774 knock-me-down1848 imponenta1882 bossy1882 heavy-handed1883 seigneurial1970 1606 H. Clapham Abstr. Fayth v. 30 In cases of Blasphemie, generall Apostacie, and hy-handed Rebellions, the Priest was to leaue him vnto the Magistrates sword. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 49 For this high-handed offence, their foresaid king is still plagued in hell. 1741 S. Phillips Soldiers Counselled 39 It is High-handed Presumption to live in the Neglect of proper Means, and at the same Time to expect Protection. 1796 J. Witherspoon in D. Austin Sel. Disc. Amer. Preacher xxviii. 415 They..boldly denounced the Divine vengeance against high-handed sinners. 1848 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby (new ed.) Pref. p. v A magnificent high-handed laissez-aller neglect. 1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) II. App. 548 An act of high-handed violence. 1876 J. Doran ‘Mann’ & Manners at Court of Florence I. vi. 164 The English crews do not seem to have been any the worse for their high-handed proceedings. 1931 A. Christie Sittaford Myst. xxiv. 196 He's a hot-tempered, high-handed young man. 1979 J. Hodgins Resurrection Joseph Bourne (1980) iii. ii. 191 Don't let her get away with that kind of high-handed snootiness. Who did she think she was? 2001 High Country News 26 Mar. 5/3 Backcountry skiers..argue that the Park Service sneaked the closures through without consulting the public. ‘It was very high-handed of them.’ Derivatives high-ˈhandedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > arrogance > [noun] prideOE overgartc1175 surquidrya1250 stuntisea1327 arrogance1340 insolencec1386 surquidyc1407 succudryc1425 lordliness1440 arrogancy1477 ogartc1480 wantonness?a1505 stateliness1509 insolencya1513 surquidancea1525 superbityc1540 imperiousness1582 surliness1587 super-arrogation1593 insolentness1594 assumption1609 self-assumption1609 huff1611 imperiosity1618 superarrogancy1620 lordship1633 self-assuming1644 alazony1656 high-handednessa1658 fast1673 arrogantness1756 overbearance1766 swaggera1821 huffishness1841 you-be-damnedness1885 high and mighty1924 society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing lording?a1425 masterdomc1475 imperiousness1582 domineering1617 dictatoring1644 overbearing1649 magisteriousness1650 magisterialness1651 high-handednessa1658 peremptoriness1699 dictation1769 overbearingnessa1797 dictatorialism1826 bashawism1839 dictatorialness1845 domineeringness1889 overmasterfulness1899 bossiness1928 overdoggery1962 a1658 J. Durham Pract. Expos. X. Commandements (1675) iv. 303 Presumption and high handedness in the manner of sinning..dareth God, as it were. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece v. 144 He censures high-handedness even in the gods. 1941 ‘N. Blake’ Case of Abominable Snowman iii. 27 Nigel gasped a little at Miss Cavendish's high-handedness. 1999 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 19 Nov. 7/3 The evident high-handedness and partiality of the Provincial Administration and civic leaders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606
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