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high-handedly
adverb
disapproving(alsohighhandedly)uk /ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.li/ us /ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.li/
in a way that uses power or authority more forcefully than is needed, without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people:
The banks were accused of high-handedly ignoring warnings over their lending policies and treating their customers with disdain.
The minister highhandedly wrote off the matter as "a freak incident".
Related word
high-handed
The mayor high-handedly instructed the city to paint over the public mural without seeking any opinion from the town's residents.
The coach high-handedly ignored the needs of his players when he made them run laps even as some of them were nursing injuries.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Controlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assert your authority
assume
assumption
authoritative
cynical
get the better of someoneidiom
get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom
get/fall into the wrong handsidiom
govern
guiding principle
peremptorily
peremptory
play Godidiom
plenipotentiary
police
slow
tame
wrangle
wrangler
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