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
SvenjaSVEN-yahGerman
Kudret-Turkish
AndĚLa-Czech
EmmetEM-itEnglish
EmilijaEM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Camilla[kə'milə]