as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude a boss so high-and-mighty that no one could reason with him about anything

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Recent Examples of high-and-mighty That sweet spot between professionalism, entertainment and high-and-mighty disapproval? Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Lots of high-and-mighty people populate Tyrrell’s recollections. John Fund, National Review, 26 Nov. 2023
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arrogant
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  • Zane played the arrogant Cal Hockley, who was engaged to Jack's love interest, Rose (played by Kate Winslet).
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

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“High-and-mighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-and-mighty. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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