high-handedly en · ADV
Etymology
From high-handed + -ly.
Meanings
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In a high-handed manner.
"May heaven," answered Ulysses, "requite to them the wickedness with which they deal high-handedly in another man's house without any sense of shame."
1900, Samuel Butler, transl. The Odyssey, Book XX., page 267
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most high-handedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more high-handedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |