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HIGH-HANDED

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• HIGH-HANDED (adjective)
The adjective HIGH-HANDED has 1 sense:

1. given to haughty disregard of others

Familiarity information: HIGH-HANDED used as an adjective is very rare.

• HIGH-HANDED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Given to haughty disregard of others

Synonyms:

cavalier; high-handed

Similar:

domineering (tending to domineer)

"Don't cry over spilt milk."
(English proverb)
"Fun and pleasure are located below the navel; dispute and trouble are also located there."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion."
(Arabic proverb)
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
(Danish proverb)

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