high-handed

[ hahy-han-did ]
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adjective
  1. condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.

Origin of high-handed

1
First recorded in 1625–35

Other words from high-handed

  • high-hand·ed·ly, adverb
  • high-hand·ed·ness, noun

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How to use high-handed in a sentence

  • "But Robin isn't like other girls—" he began, with a disturbing recollection of Robin's highhandedness in engaging a companion.

    Red-Robin | Jane Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for high-handed

high-handed

adjective
  1. tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

Derived forms of high-handed

  • high-handedly, adverb
  • high-handedness, noun

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