Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - high-handed

adj. disregarding others' feelings; overbearing. Derivatives high-handedly adv. high-handedness n. HIGHLAND n. & adj. --n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of Scotland. --adj. of or in a highland or the Highlands. Phrases and idioms Highland cattle 1 cattle of a shaggy-haired breed with long curved widely-spaced horns. 2 this breed. Highland dress the kilt etc. Highland fling see FLING n. 3. Derivatives highlander n. (also Highlander). Highlandman n. (pl. -men). Etymology: OE heahlond promontory (as HIGH, LAND)