high-handed

high-handed

See also: highhanded

English

Adjective

high-handed (comparative more high-handed, superlative most high-handed)

1. Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.

Synonyms

• arrogant
• autocratic
• overbearing
• high-steped

Derived terms

• high-handedly
• high-handedness

Translations

using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others

Bulgarian: деспотичен (bg) (despotičen) Chinese: Mandarin: 专横的

French: cavalier (fr) German: eigenmächtig (de), selbstherrlich (de) Spanish: despótico, arrogante (es)