a.

Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.

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adj

Definition: imperious
Antonyms: liberal

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Given to haughty disregard of others.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: given to haughty disregard of others
  Synonym: cavalier

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - egenmægtig, dominerende, despotisk, enerådende

Français (French)
adj. - despotique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - arrogant, herrisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) αυταρχικός, δεσποτικός, αγέρωχος, αυθαίρετος

Italiano (Italian)
prepotente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arbitrário

Русский (Russian)
своевольный, властный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arbitrario, despótico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - egenmäktig, överlägsen, myndig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
专横的, 横暴的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 專橫的, 橫暴的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고압적인, 횡포한, 오만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高圧的な

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮התנהג בשרירות לב‬

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