About The Word High-handed

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High-handed

High-handed Meaning & Definition
High-handed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of High-handed?

[adj] given to haughty disregard of others

Synonyms | Synonyms for High-handed: cavalier | domineering

Related Terms | Find terms related to High-handed: absolute | absolutist | absolutistic | arbitrary | aristocratic | arrogant | authoritarian | authoritative | autocratic | bossy | despotic | dictatorial | domineering | feudal | grinding | imperative | imperial | imperious | lordly | magisterial | magistral | masterful | monocratic | oppressive | overbearing | overruling | peremptory | repressive | severe | strict | suppressive | tyrannical | tyrannous

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High-handed In Webster's Dictionary

\High"-hand`ed\, a. Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.

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