eigenmächtig

high-handed / unauthorized

English meaning: high-handed / unauthorized
CEFR level: German C1 vocabulary list
Dictionary: German words with E

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eigenmächtig in a sentence

Seine eigenmächtige Entscheidung war nicht autorisiert.
His high-handed decision was not authorized.

Comparative and superlative

eigenmächtig → eigenmächtiger → am eigenmächtigsten

Word family

eigenmächtig is built from mächtig (powerful) and eigen (own). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where eigenmächtig comes from

Zusammensetzung aus den Adjektiven eigen und mächtig

Words that go with eigenmächtig

abdankento abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)die Abduktionabduction / inference to best explanation das Abendlandwestern world / occident abgrundtiefabysmal / fathomless die Ablagerunga deposit / deposition (geology)das Ablebena demise / passing die Abriegelunga lockdown die Absetzunga (court) deposition der Absolutismusabsolutism / unrestrained power die Absonderungseparation / isolation / segregation die Abstraktionabstraction / abstract art die Absurditätabsurdity / logical contradiction

Questions about eigenmächtig

What is the comparative of eigenmächtig?

eigenmächtig → eigenmächtiger → am eigenmächtigsten.

What does eigenmächtig mean in English?

eigenmächtig means "high-handed / unauthorized". For example: "Seine eigenmächtige Entscheidung war nicht autorisiert." — "His high-handed decision was not authorized."

What level is eigenmächtig in German?

eigenmächtig is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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