high-handed

[ hahy-han-did ]

/ ˈhaɪˈhæn dɪd /

condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.

Origin of high-handed

First recorded in 1625–35

high-hand·ed·ly, adverb high-hand·ed·ness, noun

Even supporters admit the way Anderson has introduced the plan has been high-handed.

The Leak of a Mysterious Video Could Change the Outcome of Newark’s Mayor’s Race |Charles Upton Sahm |May 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In contrast to the abrasive and high-handed Zakir, Ibrahim is an admired figure among the insurgents.

Pakistan Frees Wave of Taliban Prisoners |Ron Moreau |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
When his high-handed behavior resulted in a factional split, she sided with those who rejected his domination.

Emma Goldman |Charles A. Madison
The tyranny of Richelieu had in the end attained to something noble by the high-handed heedlessness of all his acts.

Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2) |Sutherland Menzies

"Now don't be high-handed, old man," expostulated the stranger.

The Judge |Rebecca West
But what say the fathers and brothers of the purloined damsels to this high-handed procedure of the young men of Benjamin?

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard
Again Castagnos pleaded for his captive, but his high-handed officers were still dissatisfied.

Chatterbox, 1906 |Various

high-handed

tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

high-handedly, adverb high-handedness, noun