Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-handedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: high--hand-ed-ly
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a high-handed manner.

Example Sentences

""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.""

Etymology

From high-handed + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: high-handed

Inflected Forms

more high-handedly (comparative) most high-handedly (superlative)

Phrases

high-handed

Frequently Paired Words

high-handed

Questions

What does high-handedly mean?: In a high-handed manner.
Where does high-handedly come from?: From high-handed + -ly.

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