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highhandedly

/hˈaɪhændᵻdli/ adv

In a high-handed manner.

Word Origin Highhandedly comes from high-handed, a compound of high and hand — the image is of someone acting with their hand raised high, wielding power arrogantly. The adverb describes doing something in an overbearing way. High and hand are both ancient Germanic words, and hand gives us handle, handful, and handsome (originally 'easy to handle').

adv In a high-handed manner.

The manager highhandedly dismissed all objections.

(副词) 专横地；霸道地；独断专行地

经理专横地驳回了所有反对意见。

(adverbio) De manera arbitraria o autoritaria.

El gerente descartó arbitrariamente todas las objeciones.

(adverbe) autoritairement; arbitrairement; impérieusement; despotiquement; de manière hautaine [De manière autoritaire et arbitraire, sans tenir compte de l'avis des autres.]

Le directeur a rejeté toutes les objections de manière autoritaire.

(Adverb) eigenmächtig; willkürlich; autoritär; herrisch [Auf eine überhebliche, rücksichtslose Weise; so, dass jemand ohne Rücksicht auf andere handelt.]

Der Manager wies alle Einwände **highhandedly** zurück.

(副詞) 高圧的に、横柄に

マネージャーは高圧的にすべての反対意見を一蹴した。

(advérbio) autoritariamente; arbitrariamente; despoticamente; ditatorialmente; com mão de ferro [De maneira arbitrária; de modo autoritário.]

O gerente descartou autoritariamente todas as objeções.

Synonyms: arrogantly autocratically bossily dictatorially imperiously overbearingly peremptorily domineeringly Antonyms: humbly meekly modestly deferentially
Word parts: high + hand + ed + ly

Related words

highly height highness handful handle handsome

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