Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-and-mighty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: high--and-mighty
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

s

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

Example Sentences

"an autocratic person"
"autocratic behavior"
"a bossy way of ordering others around"
"a rather aggressive and dominating character"
"managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"
"a swaggering peremptory manner"

Synonyms

autocratic bossy dominating magisterial peremptory

Questions

What does high-and-mighty mean?: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

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