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high-hand·ed    Audio Help   [hahy-han-did] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
[Origin: 1625–35]

—Related forms
high-hand·ed·ly, adverb
high-hand·ed·ness, noun
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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.
Arabic: إعْتباطي، تَحَكُّمي
Chinese (Simplified): 专横的
Chinese (Traditional): 專橫的
Czech: panovačný
Danish: despotisk
Dutch: eigenmachtig
Estonian: omavoliline
Finnish: omavaltainen
French: tyrannique
German: eigenmächtig
Greek: αυταρχικός
Hungarian: önkényes
Icelandic: yfirgangssamur, ráðríkur; hrokafullur
Italian: tirannico, prepotente
Japanese: 高圧的な
Korean: 독단적인
Latvian: patvaļīgs; valdonīgs
Lithuanian: valdingas, diktatoriškas
Norwegian: egenrådig, mektig; vilkårlig
Polish: arbitralny, despotyczny
Portuguese (Brazil): ditatorial
Portuguese (Portugal): arbitrário
Romanian: arogant
Russian: своевольный;властный
Slovak: panovačný, svojvoľný
Slovenian: samovoljen
Spanish: autoritario, despótico
Swedish: egenmäktig, godtycklig
Turkish: zorba
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