HIGH-HANDED

Meaning of HIGH-HANDED in English

adjective

( of people or their behaviour ) using authority in an unreasonable way, without considering the opinions of other people

SYN overbearing

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — ˌhigh-ˈhanded BrE AmE adjective using your authority in an unreasonable way: She resented his high-handed manner. high-handed and insensitive management …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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