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Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach.
Donald Pleasence

Meaning of "high-handed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH-HANDED

high-handed play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH-HANDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High-Handed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HIGH-HANDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of high-handed in the English dictionary

The definition of high-handed in the dictionary is tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH-HANDED

high-fidelity
high-five
high-flier
high-flown
high-flyer
high-flying
high-flying tippler
high-frequency
high-grade
high-grade mineral
high-handedly
high-handedness
high-hat
high-hatted
high-hatting
high-heeled
high-heeled shoes
high-impact
high-income
high-interest

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH-HANDED

backhanded
barehanded
branded
empty-handed
expanded
extended
four-handed
heavy-handed
landed
left-handed
one-handed
open-handed
red-handed
right-handed
short-handed
single-handed
stranded
two-handed
unbranded
underhanded
unexpanded

Synonyms and antonyms of high-handed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HIGH-HANDED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «high-handed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of high-handed

Translation of «high-handed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH-HANDED

Find out the translation of high-handed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high-handed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high-handed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

霸道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prepotente
570 millions of speakers

English

high-handed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

своевольным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

high- handed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ধত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

très autoritaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anmaßend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高圧的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고압
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur-nyerahke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyên chế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्चस्तरीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keyfi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prepotente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

despotyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свавільним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare mână
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλής - handed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë -handed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egenmäktiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

high- handed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high-handed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-HANDED»

The term «high-handed» is regularly used and occupies the 62.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-HANDED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high-handed

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QUOTES WITH «HIGH-HANDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high-handed.
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Donald Pleasence
Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH-HANDED»

Discover the use of high-handed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high-handed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Torah Story: An Apprenticeship on the Pentateuch
Milgrom suggests that the intentional, unforgivable high-handed sin was changed to unintentional in value by remorse and confession (see 369–73, 486). I would rather say that the realization and acknowledgment of guilt by the offender ...
Gary E. Schnittjer, 2010
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
See also hi-fi. , high- 'handed adj (derog) I (of people) acting without thought or consideration for others: He is so high-handed - he never consults anyone else before acting ; a very high-handed young man. 2 (of actions t-tt ) done without ...
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Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
The new management team took a high-handed approach to transforming the company. b. That kind of high-handed behavior will not get you anywhere! c. The high-handed attitude of the president did not set well with the directors. Highway  ...
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007
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The Soul of Abraham Lincoln
APPENDIX II "HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE AT UTICA"1 By ARTEMUS WARD BISHOP FOWLER and other lecturers and authors have drawn for us beautiful pictures of Lincoln reading to his Cabinet a chapter in the Bible before submitting his ...
William Eleazar Barton, 2005
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Progressivism and the Age of Reform
• What do the baseballs represent? • What do you think “oppression” and “high handed methods” refer to? The baseballs represent various things the artist thinks the trusts are responsible for: “high prices,” “low wages,” “oppression,” and  ...
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
high-handed 430 hike high-handed /hai'handid/ adjective Someone who is high- handed forces their authority on other people without considering those people's feelings: high-handed behaviour, [same as domineering, overbearing] ...
‎1996
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Pleasant day diversions
If there's one thing that's won me success in this life, It's my little high-handed way . For instance, you know, I eloped with my wife, It's my little high-handed way. I bully the servants and storm at the cook, Shut the door in the face of a crank or a  ...
Carolyn Wells, 1916
8
Pomegranates and Golden Bells: Studies in Biblical, Jewish, ...
And every member of the community, the covenant of the community, who turns aside from any commandment in a high-handed fashion (TO nDI), shall not touch the pure food of the holy men (1QS VIII 17-18). The one who rebels against the ...
David Pearson Wright, David Noel Freedman, Avi Hurvitz, 1995
9
Playing James
“Who's high-handed? " he shouts back. "YOU'RE high-handed." I look around for Callum. My eyes alight on him sitting innocently at his desk watching us. “Isn't he high-handed, Callum?" I shout over. Callum grins and nods. A few other people ...
Sarah Mason, 2007
10
Atlas, The, universal travellers' and tourists' telegraphic ...
High enough (to) (for) Not high enough (to) (for) Too high (to) (for) HIGH- HANDED. Consider it a high-handed piece of business. Too high-handed. HINDERED. Greatly hindered by Greatly " " the weather. If hindered by Unless " " If not " at all.
Thomas Walter Hartfield, 1896

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH-HANDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high-handed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lifelong learning: Science professors need leadership training …
Instead of saving time, this high-handed behaviour could have degraded the collegiality of the lab and required needless effort to deal with the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Are apps leading to new discrimination? - The Hindu
... hi-quality internet access, but also enough space to install another app is a bit high-handed, in my view. At a practical level, most users would ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Debates for voters, not politicos, TV brass - The Guelph Mercury
... for Canadians. By refusing to bend even a little and consider improvements, the consortium is acting high-handed and like, well, a cartel. «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
4
Fowey community bus ordered vacate garage | Cornish Guardian
"That a registered charity can behave in such a callous and high-handed fashion is, to me totally unacceptable and they will no longer receive ... «Cornish Guardian, Jul 15»
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Carl Froch, the Cobra who just loved fighting | Kevin Mitchell | Sport …
Froch seriously dislikes that sort of high-handed advice, especially from someone whose connection to his business is restricted to banging on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Charged Hamilton cop back on suspension
His lawyer called the decision to lift the suspension a "high-handed, cynical byproduct of the unjust refusal to grant bail." "Thankfully, the ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
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NACC sparks death debate | Bangkok Post: opinion
The NACC has acted in a disappointing and a high-handed matter. The legislature and government should act to rescind the NACC's secret ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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Three-year IDF cooling-off period targets Netanyahu's rivals - Al …
Nevertheless, over the last few years, any attempt to amend it has been blocked by the high-handed tactics of Netanyahu and his circle. In 2010 ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
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Abbott's wonky meddling in CEFC - The Age
This is high-handed and irrational ideological interference by the government. Combined with the demand for CEFC to hit a higher return on ... «The Age, Jul 15»
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Constant closures of universities causing great concern - Kabimba
To be high-handed by resorting to these closures is not the best way to manage these institutions. It is irresponsible [and] it is evidence of ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»

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