high-and-mighty | ||
1. | [ adjective ] offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | |
Synonyms: | peremptory bossy magisterial dominating autocratic | |
Examples: | "an autocratic person" "autocratic behavior" "a bossy way of ordering others around" "a rather aggressive and dominating character" "a swaggering peremptory manner" |
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Related terms: | domineering | |
Similar spelling: |
high-and-dry |