HIGH-HANDED

Meaning of HIGH-HANDED in English

ˌhigh-ˈhanded BrE AmE adjective

using your authority in an unreasonable way:

She resented his high-handed manner.

high-handed and insensitive management decisions

—high-handedly adverb

—high-handedness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HIGH-HANDED — arbitrari, despotic
English interlingue dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — adjective Date: 1631 having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others ; arbitrary , overbearing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH-HANDED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : overbearing , arbitrary high-handed behavior • high-hand·ed·ly adverb • high-hand·ed·ness noun -es
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — (a.) Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.
Английский словарь Webster
HIGH-HANDED — ( a. ) Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — — high-handedly , adv. — high-handedness , n. /huy"han"did/ , adj. condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — adj. domineering; arrogant; pushy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGH-HANDED — adjective Date: 1631 : having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-HANDED — adj overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.
Webster English vocab
HIGH-HANDED — Pronunciation: - ' han-d ə d Function: adjective Date: 1631 : having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — ■ adjective domineering or inconsiderate. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGH-HANDED — [high-hand.ed] adj (1631): having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others: arbitrary, overbearing -- high-hand.ed.ly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH-HANDED — high-handed BrE AmE ˌhaɪ ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd ▷ high-handed|ly li ▷ high-handed|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — adjective ( of people or their behaviour ) using authority in an unreasonable way, without considering the opinions of other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — adj. disregarding others' feelings; overbearing. øøhigh-handedly adv. high-handedness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH-HANDED — adj. disregarding others' feelings; overbearing. Derivatives: high-handedly adv. high-handedness n.
Oxford English vocab
HIGH-HANDED — If you say that someone is high-handed , you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — If you say that someone is ~, you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH-HANDED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The company has a reputation for being high-handed in its treatment of clients. EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH HANDED — Synonyms and related words : absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, bossy, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, feudal, grinding, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-HANDED — {adj.} Depending on force rather than right; bossy; dictatorial. * /With high-handed daring, John helped himself to the best food …
Slang English vocab
HIGH-HANDED — Function: adjective Synonyms: MASTERFUL 1, bossy, domineering, imperative, imperial, imperious, magisterial, overbearing, peremptory
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH-HANDED — a. Overbearing, oppressive, arbitrary, violent, despotic, wilful, self-willed.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HIGH-HANDED — adjective Synonyms: masterful 1, bossy, domineering, imperative, imperial, imperious, magisterial, overbearing, peremptory
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-HANDED — 25B6; adjective IMPERIOUS, arbitrary, peremptory, arrogant, haughty, domineering, pushy, overbearing, heavy-handed, lordly; inflexible, rigid; autocratic, authoritarian, dictatorial, tyrannical; informal bossy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-HANDED — {adj.} Depending on force rather than right; bossy; dictatorial. * /With high-handed daring, John helped himself to the best food …
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH HANDED — superior, above other people We don't like managers who are high handed - high and mighty.
English Idioms vocab
HIGH HANDED — superior, above other people We don't like managers who are high handed - high and mighty.
English Idioms vocabulary
HIGH-HANDED — adj. Depending on force rather than right; bossy; dictatorial. With high-handed daring, John helped himself to the best food on …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH-HANDED — прил. своевольный, своенравный; властный, повелительный, деспотический; высокомерный, надменный Syn : self-willed, wilful своевольный; властный - to be * with smb. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — Необоснованный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — Необоснованность
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — Властный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — Властен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — a своевольный; властный to be high-handed with smb. - держать кого-л. в строгости /в ежовых рукавицах/
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH-HANDED — high-handed прил.своевольный, своенравный; властный, повелительный, деспотический; высокомерный, надменный Syn:self-willed, wilful
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH HANDED — (a) властный; своевольный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — a своевольный; властный to be ~ with smb. - держать кого-л. в строгости /в ежовых рукавицах/
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HIGH-HANDED — a своевольный; властный to be high-handed with smb. - держать кого-л. в строгости /в ежовых рукавицах/
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH HANDED — властный, повелительный, своевольный, высокомерный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH HANDED — властный, повелительный, своевольный, высокомерный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH-HANDED — прил. своевольный, своенравный; властный, повелительный, деспотический; высокомерный, надменный Syn: self-willed , wilful
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH-HANDED — прил. своевольный, своенравный; властный, повелительный, деспотический; высокомерный, надменный Syn: self-willed, wilful
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH-HANDED — _a. своевольный; властный, повелительный; высокомерный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH-HANDED — a. своевольный; властный, повелительный; высокомерный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH-HANDED — своевольный; властный, повелительный; высокомерный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HIGH-HANDED — _a. своевольный; властный, повелительный; высокомерный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HIGH-HANDED — Необоснованный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — Необоснованность
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — [adj.] властный, своевольный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HIGH-HANDED — a властный, своевольный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HIGH-HANDED — прил. своевольный, своенравный; властный, повелительный, деспотический; высокомерный, надменный Syn : self-willed, wilful своевольный; властный - to be * with smb. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-HANDED — своевольный повелительный
Англо-Русский словарь
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number, using a specified hand …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — |handə̇d, |haan- adjective 1. : having hands a handed , vertical, tree-living animal — Weston La Barre 2. : being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hand
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hand
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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