ALL meanings of high-handed
high-hand·ed
H h - adjective high-handed condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner. 1
- adjective high-handed use of power: unfair, arbitrary 1
- adjective high-handed If you say that someone is high-handed, you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering other people's feelings. 0
- adjective high-handed tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate 0
- adjective high-handed Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others. 0