high-handed

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high-handed

Haughtily presumptuous; arrogantly or inconsiderately overbearing. The new boss is unbearably high-handed in dealing with employees. We've had just about enough of these high-handed displays of police brutality.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eanraig	-	Scottish
Gorden	GAWR-dən	English
Rhiannon	hri-AN-ahn (Welsh), ree-AN-ən (English), REE-ən-ən (English)	Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Bernadette	ber-na-DET (French)	French, English
Mungo	-	Scottish
Lissa	LIS-ə	English