Meaning Of The Word High-handed

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high-handed
adjective: If you say that someone is high-handed, you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering other people's feelings.

high-handed in American English
adjective: condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary

high-handed in British English
adjective: tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

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