ADJ-GRADED 专横的;高压的;强制的 If you say that someone is high-handed, you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering other people's feelings. 专横的;高压的;强制的 [disapproval]
He wants to be seen as less bossy and high-handed.
他不想让自己显得太专横霸道。
...his allegedly high-handed organisation of government business in parliament.