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highhanded

highhanded is the alternative spelling of high-handed.

Meaning of high-handed

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.
    • Critics accuse her [von der Leyen] of serious missteps over the pandemic, the Gaza war, alleged cronyism, – and of having a high-handed manner.2024 May 4, Simon Tisdall, “Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen, the double act that is steering the EU ever rightwards”, in The Observer, →ISSN

Forms of highhanded

comparativemore highhanded
superlativemost highhanded

Questions about highhanded

What is highhanded the alternative spelling of?
Highhanded is the alternative spelling of high-handed.

Words near highhanded in the dictionary

  1. highgate
  2. Highgate Center
  3. Highgate resin
  4. highgates
  5. Highgrove
  6. highhanded
  7. highhandedly
  8. highhandedness
  9. highhearted
  10. highheartedly
  11. highheartedness

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