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high-hand·ed 
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| condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner. |
[Origin: 1625–35]
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high-hand·ed·ly, adverb
high-hand·ed·ness, noun
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
high handed
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ˌhigh-ˈhanded adjective
done, acting, without consultation of, or consideration for, other people
Example: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.
See also: high-chair, high-level, high-rise, highlands, highlight, highly, highness, highroad, highway, highwayman, high-class, high-minded, high-pitched, high-powered, high-spirited, highly-strung, high, high and dry, high and low, high and mighty, high jump, high school, high spirits, high street, high tide, high water, high-tech, higher education, Highway Code, it is high time, the high seas, "high handed" in any languageExample: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.
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