Marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing.
highandmighty high and mighty adv. & n.
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Marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing.
highandmighty high and mighty adv. & n.
adjective
Conceited, haughty, as in She was too high and mighty to make her own bed. This expression originally alluded to high-born rulers and was being transferred to the merely arrogant by the mid-1600s.
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Synonyms: autocratic, bossy, dominating, magisterial, peremptory
High and Mighty can mean one of several things:
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