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Definition of High-handed
1. Adjective. Given to haughty disregard of others.
Definition of High-handed
1. Adjective. Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High-handed
Literary usage of High-handed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great by John Bagnell Bury (1913)
"high-handed POLICY OF SPARTA THE gates of the Peloponnesus were again open to
Sparta without dispute ; she was supported by Persia, and she had no ..."
2. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"... of Camping Sites and Distances — Condition of the Town of Independence — The
Mormons — Their Dishonesty and Immorality — Their high-handed Measures, ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"I wish I had such a Forrest in my Garding! Copyrighted by GW Dillingham and
Company, New York. high-handed OUTRAGE AT UTICA IN THE fall of 1856 I showed my ..."
4. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"this high-handed outrage and throw the blame on other shoulders : " All that I
recollect is, that Palm was arrested, by order of Davoust, I believe, tried, ..."
5. History of the Conquest of Peru: With a Preliminary View of the Civilization by William Hickling Prescott (1850)
"This high-handed measure created the greatest sensation in the city, and was
strongly resisted by the judges of the Audience. They besought him not to begin ..."
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