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[ hahy-han-did ] / ˈhaɪˈhæn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-handed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecondescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner. Origin of high-handedFirst recorded in 1625–35 OTHER WORDS FROM high-handedhigh-hand·ed·ly, adverbhigh-hand·ed·ness, nounWords nearby high-handedhigh-functioning, high gear, High German, high-grade, high ground, high-handed, high hat, high-hat cymbals, highhole, High Holidays, High Holy Day Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high-handedEven 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|DAILY BEAST In contrast to the abrasive and high-handed Zakir, Ibrahim is an admired figure among the insurgents. Pakistan Frees Wave of Taliban Prisoners|Ron Moreau|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST When his high-handed behavior resulted in a factional split, she sided with those who rejected his domination. Emma Goldman|Charles A. Madison The tyranny of Richelieu had in the end attained to something noble by the high-handed heedlessness of all his acts. Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)|Sutherland Menzies
"Now don't be high-handed, old man," expostulated the stranger. But what say the fathers and brothers of the purloined damsels to this high-handed procedure of the young men of Benjamin? Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard Again Castagnos pleaded for his captive, but his high-handed officers were still dissatisfied.
British Dictionary definitions for high-handed
adjectivetactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate Derived forms of high-handedhigh-handedly, adverbhigh-handedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to high-handedoverbearing, authoritarian, dictatorial, imperious, autocratic, tyrannical, bossy, oppressive, ironhanded |