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What is another word for high-handed?

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Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others

Having an arrogant, self-important, or pompous manner

Adjective

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Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others

throwing one's weight about

throwing one's weight around

not backward in coming forward

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“But then her public championing of compassionate causes is largely at odds with the high-handed way she has treated those who obstruct her.”

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Having an arrogant, self-important, or pompous manner

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

too big for your boots

too big for your breeches

blowing one's own horn

throwing one's weight around

offensively self-assertive

throwing one's weight about

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

too big for your britches

phony^US

phoney^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

think too highly of oneself

pleased with oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

in love with oneself

big talking

think a lot of oneself

full of airs and graces

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“She has a reputation as an arrogant, high-handed judge, but at least she presumably knows what she's doing.”

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