high-handed

[ hahy-han-did ]

adjective

1. condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary:

   He has a highhanded manner.

high-handed

adjective

1. tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

Derived Forms

• ˌhigh-ˈhandedly, adverb
• ˌhigh-ˈhandedness, noun

Other Words From

• high-handed·ly adverb
• high-handed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-handed¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Related Words

• authoritarian
• autocratic
• dictatorial
• imperious
• overbearing
• tyrannical