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HIGH-AND-MIGHTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high-and-mighty mean? 

HIGH-AND-MIGHTY (adjective)
  The adjective HIGH-AND-MIGHTY has 1 sense:

1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powerplay

  Familiarity information: HIGH-AND-MIGHTY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIGH-AND-MIGHTY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

Synonyms:

autocratic; bossy; dominating; high-and-mighty; magisterial; peremptory

Context example:

a swaggering peremptory manner

Similar:

domineering (tending to domineer)


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