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high-handed
[ hahy-han-did ]
adjective
- condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary:
He has a highhanded manner.
high-handed
adjective
- tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³ó¾±²µ³ó-ˈ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
- ËŒ³ó¾±²µ³ó-ˈ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó¾±²µ³ó-³ó²¹²Ô»åĻå·±ô²â adverb
- ³ó¾±²µ³ó-³ó²¹²Ô»åĻå·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of high-handed1
Example Sentences
Conservative hereditary peer Lord Strathclyde called the legislation a "high-handed, shoddy political act".
But Idaho’s Republican legislators have been way too cavalier and high-handed about this problem, burying their heads in the sand and refusing to fix it.
But that relationship will always be hostage to events; either a flare-up in the South China Sea, or any other act by China seen as high-handed by the Vietnamese.
The party has also been accused of legitimizing New Delhi’s high-handed militaristic policies there.
In countering misinformation, FDA also risks coming off as high-handed.
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