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
Dejana-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Alethea[.ælə'θiə]
Bibigul-Kazakh
Diwata-Tagalog
Andromacheahn-dro-mah-ke (Ancient Greek)Greek Mythology
Heriberto-Spanish, Portuguese