He behaved high-handedly toward his employees.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : He has a highhanded manner.    From Dictionary.com. 

I don't like the way the owners act so high-handedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2004] Reference

Alas, the governor high-handedly ignored the amendment's intent.    From Wordnik.com.  [South of the Suwannee] Reference

He high-handedly dismisses parties like the Greens as "nutters".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference

Well, she had doubtless carried things off high-handedly more than once.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Genius] Reference

The problem here is that a crooked newspaper is acting so high-handedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ministry Study on Biological Roots of Withdrawal and Rage] Reference

This was a sensitive issue which could not be dealt with high-handedly or overnight.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

You say in the article that Roe “high-handedly leaped ahead of a national consensus.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [After Roe] Reference

She felt a faint pang of guilt, knowing that she'd dealt with the New York people a bit high-handedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond World's End]

Brown high-handedly dismissed the idea claiming that we do not have a presidential system in this country.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference

Dr Mdlalose also denied the Inkatha Freedom Party had acted high-handedly and against the spirit of national unity and reconciliation.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

So it would be best for them to put their own houses in order before so high-handedly interfering in the settlement rights of the Jews.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

At the same time, he continually undermines the moderate and secular forces in the region by acting high-handedly or allowing his clients to do so.    From Wordnik.com.  [HAMAS VICTORY HUGE DEFEAT FOR BUSH] Reference

In Chapter 14, before the Song, Israel is said to leave Egypt “with up-raised hand,” meaning arrogantly or as we would say “high-handedly.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Muse in the Machine] Reference

And after Napoleon high-handedly put his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne in 1808, fracturing loyalty to the crown, they were rebellious, as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Spell of San Miguel] Reference

Meanwhile, Rabinovitch high-handedly refused to accept nearly two thousand postcards signed by museum visitors asking for a fair settlement of the dispute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference

On the corruption charges: I wouldn't be surprised, though the administration has acted very high-handedly in making evidence known, and in its treatment of Chen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference

Lettermore was scarce likely to undertake the conveying back of seven fugitives of the clan that had come so high-handedly through their neighbourhood four days ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference

Until the end of 1812, Caracas was treated high-handedly and was very cruelly punished for all interest it had manifested in, and all support it had given to, the cause of independence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simon Bolivar, the Liberator] Reference

I kept hoping, though, even after that time, that the keener consciences in the party would take a standto check the draconian police state mentality creeping in, at first undetected, then blatantly and high-handedly!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elephants MAY Forget, Ron Paulites NEVER] Reference

Why did they need to high-handedly take it to this level?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Here There and Everywhere] Reference

Would that she could deal as high-handedly with the world!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Howards End] Reference

When in charge use your authority wisely, not high-handedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference

A leadership that promised a more open process high-handedly slammed the door on any amendments to its repeal bill.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

Beaufort, though clearly annoyed at finding him with Madame Olenska, had, as usual, carried off the situation high-handedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age of Innocence] Reference

Rather it is that he is corrupt and believes in conspiracy theories, and the combination of the two causes him to act high-handedly and improperly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

In a crisis, he may give a helping hand, win the support of an assembly or a mob, direct, high-handedly and for a few weeks, an executive committee.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Revolution - Volume 3] Reference

"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.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Odyssey] Reference

They considered that he had treated the whole matter too high-handedly, and within three months they had dismissed him and offered the post to Robert Hart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sir Robert Hart]

A more important power or so had veered from the exact following of these commendable axioms -- had high-handedly behaved according to their royal will and tastes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Head of the House of Coombe] Reference

The master of Can Mallorquí had planned the future of his children high-handedly, with the energy of a rustic who gives no thought to obstacles when he believes he is doing right.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan] Reference

Muller starts complaining to him that David Perl, a promotion man for A & M Records who's bringing two members of Extreme to the studio to plug their new album, is treating him high-handedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

The government would do better to identify the issues that are making BNP supporters feel marginalised and address them properly rather than high-handedly refusing to engage the BNP in debate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

The attorneys and politicians who have ever since been demanding Chaudhry's reinstatement (and that of other judges whom Musharraf had high-handedly fired) also keep insisting on a rule of law.    From Wordnik.com.  [Informed Comment] Reference

And it is the fact that Democrats have been so inattentive, and have reacted so high-handedly, to this message that is driving voters to turn against Democrats like Martha Coakley and the various incumbents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baltimore Reporter] Reference

“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.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Odyssey] Reference

Demands were high-handedly demanded.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Wee embers were fanned into an inferno by skilled flame-fanners and the professionally offended."] Reference

On this miserable business, instead, of high-handedly summoning Captain Strawn to my office, so that you can give orders to us both? ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Murder at Bridge] Reference