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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ball[bɔ:l]
Quentinkawn-TEN (French), KWEN-tin (English)French, English
Ilmatar-Finnish Mythology
TrishTRISHEnglish
Hunor-Hungarian
Gerbern-Ancient Germanic