Definition of high-handed in English:

high-handed

adjective hʌɪˈhandɪdˈhaɪ ˈˌhændəd

Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others.
a fairly high-handed decision
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, the way this policy was implemented was perceived as high-handed and arrogant by many of the pensioners who thought they were simply being robbed.
- Their attitude throughout the trip was deemed high-handed and presumptuous by their hosts - accusations that were hardly new.
- How could she be attracted to such a rude, egotistical, high-handed, bossy man like him?
- At the council meeting, Labour's David Green said the decision had been high-handed and senseless.
- Their initial response was very high-handed and rather arrogant.
- This refusal to have an enquiry is one more high-handed response to the reasonable concerns of the law-abiding public.
- This smacks of authoritarianism and of a high-handed approach to state affairs, again reinforcing the notion that there is no real or sufficient balance of power.
- Its decision to remain outside the law demonstrates high-handed contempt for the rule of European Union law and must not go unchallenged.
- But then her public championing of compassionate causes is largely at odds with the high-handed way she has treated those who obstruct her.
- In a statement, he said: ‘This is not only high-handed incompetence on the part of the council but is also a classic case of profit before people.’
- As a result of this high-handed attitude the credibility of the ministry has been severely weakened and it will take time for it to be rebuilt.
- While I am wholly in favour of recycling, I feel York council is going about their new system in a high-handed way without consulting those it affects.
- Such high-handed attitudes would now be thought patronising.
- All the while, however, they take the high-handed attitude that they know better than the average citizen and that, if there are bugs in Scottish water, then it is up to them to decide when the public will learn of the risks.
- The really galling element here is not that mistakes were made, but that their consequences for the taxpayer have been dismissed with such high-handed contempt.
- As far as I am concerned it was a high-handed decision made without any regard for the feelings of the local people.
- She has a reputation as an arrogant, high-handed judge, but at least she presumably knows what she's doing.
- Like Churchill, he could be impetuous and high-handed but he was also, as Morris amply demonstrates, open to views other than those of sycophants, hangers-on and favour seekers.
- He himself said the Government's handling of the crisis appeared high-handed and unsympathetic.
- Lacking any grand political vision that might engage us, the European authorities resort instead to issuing high-handed advice on our habits and lifestyles.
Synonyms
imperious, arbitrary, peremptory, arrogant, haughty, domineering, bossy, overbearing, overweening, heavy-handed, high and mighty, lordly, inflexible, rigid
autocratic, authoritarian, undemocratic, anti-democratic, dictatorial, oppressive, repressive, despotic, tyrannical
informal pushy, cocky
rare pushful

Derivatives

high-handedly

adverb ˌhʌɪˈhandɪdli

I went over to see the IT manager in his lair and, as high-handedly as possible, told him that my keyboard wasn't working and could he perhaps find me another one, so that I could do my job.
Example sentencesExamples
- I am surprised that an organisation as big as the archdiocese did not wait until planning permission was granted, and has behaved so high-handedly and ignored the council.
- The Guardianship Council had better be careful about acting too high-handedly.
- He was high-handedly dismissive of American film in general (‘There is always someone announcing that the American movie has come of age’).
- But when he high-handedly dismissed chunks of Tchaikovsky's freshly completed Fourth Symphony as ‘just ballet music’, an indignant Tchaikovsky retorted, ‘What on earth's wrong with that?’

high-handedness

nounˌhʌɪˈhandɪdnəs

His high-handedness also promises to make his policies ineffective.
Example sentencesExamples
- Having conceded the dissatisfaction among backbenchers with ministerial high-handedness, he presented proposals which would get MSPs involved in making policy and give them access to civil service advice.
- Such high-handedness caused an uproar in the community and the atmosphere became even more explosive.
- During the eighties, it was this kind of Democratic high-handedness that built up such an enormous reservoir of ill will among Republican House members.
- But I find it much more heartening to note that more and more people are realising that they don't have to put up with such high-handedness and that their ultimate sanction is to go elsewhere.

Rhymes

backhanded, candid, candied, heavy-handed, offhanded, red-handed, short-handed, unbranded, underhanded

Definition of high-handed in US English:

high-handed

adjectiveˈhaɪ ˈˌhændədˈhī ˈˌhandəd

Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others.
they oppose this cruel and high-handed takeover
Example sentencesExamples
- But then her public championing of compassionate causes is largely at odds with the high-handed way she has treated those who obstruct her.
- Unfortunately, the way this policy was implemented was perceived as high-handed and arrogant by many of the pensioners who thought they were simply being robbed.
- Lacking any grand political vision that might engage us, the European authorities resort instead to issuing high-handed advice on our habits and lifestyles.
- He himself said the Government's handling of the crisis appeared high-handed and unsympathetic.
- While I am wholly in favour of recycling, I feel York council is going about their new system in a high-handed way without consulting those it affects.
- At the council meeting, Labour's David Green said the decision had been high-handed and senseless.
- Like Churchill, he could be impetuous and high-handed but he was also, as Morris amply demonstrates, open to views other than those of sycophants, hangers-on and favour seekers.
- This refusal to have an enquiry is one more high-handed response to the reasonable concerns of the law-abiding public.
- Their initial response was very high-handed and rather arrogant.
- She has a reputation as an arrogant, high-handed judge, but at least she presumably knows what she's doing.
- This smacks of authoritarianism and of a high-handed approach to state affairs, again reinforcing the notion that there is no real or sufficient balance of power.
- As a result of this high-handed attitude the credibility of the ministry has been severely weakened and it will take time for it to be rebuilt.
- Such high-handed attitudes would now be thought patronising.
- The really galling element here is not that mistakes were made, but that their consequences for the taxpayer have been dismissed with such high-handed contempt.
- All the while, however, they take the high-handed attitude that they know better than the average citizen and that, if there are bugs in Scottish water, then it is up to them to decide when the public will learn of the risks.
- How could she be attracted to such a rude, egotistical, high-handed, bossy man like him?
- Their attitude throughout the trip was deemed high-handed and presumptuous by their hosts - accusations that were hardly new.
- Its decision to remain outside the law demonstrates high-handed contempt for the rule of European Union law and must not go unchallenged.
- In a statement, he said: ‘This is not only high-handed incompetence on the part of the council but is also a classic case of profit before people.’
- As far as I am concerned it was a high-handed decision made without any regard for the feelings of the local people.
Synonyms
imperious, arbitrary, peremptory, arrogant, haughty, domineering, bossy, overbearing, overweening, heavy-handed, high and mighty, lordly, inflexible, rigid

单词	high-handed
释义	Definition of high-handed in English: high-handed adjective hʌɪˈhandɪdˈhaɪ ˈˌhændəd Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others. a fairly high-handed decision Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, the way this policy was implemented was perceived as high-handed and arrogant by many of the pensioners who thought they were simply being robbed. Their attitude throughout the trip was deemed high-handed and presumptuous by their hosts - accusations that were hardly new. How could she be attracted to such a rude, egotistical, high-handed, bossy man like him? At the council meeting, Labour's David Green said the decision had been high-handed and senseless. Their initial response was very high-handed and rather arrogant. This refusal to have an enquiry is one more high-handed response to the reasonable concerns of the law-abiding public. This smacks of authoritarianism and of a high-handed approach to state affairs, again reinforcing the notion that there is no real or sufficient balance of power. Its decision to remain outside the law demonstrates high-handed contempt for the rule of European Union law and must not go unchallenged. But then her public championing of compassionate causes is largely at odds with the high-handed way she has treated those who obstruct her. In a statement, he said: ‘This is not only high-handed incompetence on the part of the council but is also a classic case of profit before people.’ As a result of this high-handed attitude the credibility of the ministry has been severely weakened and it will take time for it to be rebuilt. While I am wholly in favour of recycling, I feel York council is going about their new system in a high-handed way without consulting those it affects. Such high-handed attitudes would now be thought patronising. All the while, however, they take the high-handed attitude that they know better than the average citizen and that, if there are bugs in Scottish water, then it is up to them to decide when the public will learn of the risks. The really galling element here is not that mistakes were made, but that their consequences for the taxpayer have been dismissed with such high-handed contempt. As far as I am concerned it was a high-handed decision made without any regard for the feelings of the local people. She has a reputation as an arrogant, high-handed judge, but at least she presumably knows what she's doing. Like Churchill, he could be impetuous and high-handed but he was also, as Morris amply demonstrates, open to views other than those of sycophants, hangers-on and favour seekers. He himself said the Government's handling of the crisis appeared high-handed and unsympathetic. Lacking any grand political vision that might engage us, the European authorities resort instead to issuing high-handed advice on our habits and lifestyles. Synonyms imperious, arbitrary, peremptory, arrogant, haughty, domineering, bossy, overbearing, overweening, heavy-handed, high and mighty, lordly, inflexible, rigid autocratic, authoritarian, undemocratic, anti-democratic, dictatorial, oppressive, repressive, despotic, tyrannical informal pushy, cocky rare pushful Derivatives high-handedly adverb ˌhʌɪˈhandɪdli I went over to see the IT manager in his lair and, as high-handedly as possible, told him that my keyboard wasn't working and could he perhaps find me another one, so that I could do my job. Example sentencesExamples I am surprised that an organisation as big as the archdiocese did not wait until planning permission was granted, and has behaved so high-handedly and ignored the council. The Guardianship Council had better be careful about acting too high-handedly. He was high-handedly dismissive of American film in general (‘There is always someone announcing that the American movie has come of age’). But when he high-handedly dismissed chunks of Tchaikovsky's freshly completed Fourth Symphony as ‘just ballet music’, an indignant Tchaikovsky retorted, ‘What on earth's wrong with that?’ high-handedness nounˌhʌɪˈhandɪdnəs His high-handedness also promises to make his policies ineffective. Example sentencesExamples Having conceded the dissatisfaction among backbenchers with ministerial high-handedness, he presented proposals which would get MSPs involved in making policy and give them access to civil service advice. Such high-handedness caused an uproar in the community and the atmosphere became even more explosive. During the eighties, it was this kind of Democratic high-handedness that built up such an enormous reservoir of ill will among Republican House members. But I find it much more heartening to note that more and more people are realising that they don't have to put up with such high-handedness and that their ultimate sanction is to go elsewhere. Rhymes backhanded, candid, candied, heavy-handed, offhanded, red-handed, short-handed, unbranded, underhanded Definition of high-handed in US English: high-handed adjectiveˈhaɪ ˈˌhændədˈhī ˈˌhandəd Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others. they oppose this cruel and high-handed takeover Example sentencesExamples But then her public championing of compassionate causes is largely at odds with the high-handed way she has treated those who obstruct her. Unfortunately, the way this policy was implemented was perceived as high-handed and arrogant by many of the pensioners who thought they were simply being robbed. Lacking any grand political vision that might engage us, the European authorities resort instead to issuing high-handed advice on our habits and lifestyles. He himself said the Government's handling of the crisis appeared high-handed and unsympathetic. While I am wholly in favour of recycling, I feel York council is going about their new system in a high-handed way without consulting those it affects. At the council meeting, Labour's David Green said the decision had been high-handed and senseless. Like Churchill, he could be impetuous and high-handed but he was also, as Morris amply demonstrates, open to views other than those of sycophants, hangers-on and favour seekers. This refusal to have an enquiry is one more high-handed response to the reasonable concerns of the law-abiding public. Their initial response was very high-handed and rather arrogant. She has a reputation as an arrogant, high-handed judge, but at least she presumably knows what she's doing. This smacks of authoritarianism and of a high-handed approach to state affairs, again reinforcing the notion that there is no real or sufficient balance of power. As a result of this high-handed attitude the credibility of the ministry has been severely weakened and it will take time for it to be rebuilt. Such high-handed attitudes would now be thought patronising. The really galling element here is not that mistakes were made, but that their consequences for the taxpayer have been dismissed with such high-handed contempt. All the while, however, they take the high-handed attitude that they know better than the average citizen and that, if there are bugs in Scottish water, then it is up to them to decide when the public will learn of the risks. How could she be attracted to such a rude, egotistical, high-handed, bossy man like him? Their attitude throughout the trip was deemed high-handed and presumptuous by their hosts - accusations that were hardly new. Its decision to remain outside the law demonstrates high-handed contempt for the rule of European Union law and must not go unchallenged. In a statement, he said: ‘This is not only high-handed incompetence on the part of the council but is also a classic case of profit before people.’ As far as I am concerned it was a high-handed decision made without any regard for the feelings of the local people. Synonyms imperious, arbitrary, peremptory, arrogant, haughty, domineering, bossy, overbearing, overweening, heavy-handed, high and mighty, lordly, inflexible, rigid
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