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
JonathonJAHN-ə-thənEnglish
Rosetta[rəu'zetə]
ThaneTHAYNEnglish (Rare)
Trude-Norwegian
Branimira-Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
HÁVar&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian