helpless vs high-handed

helpless

adj
  • Unable to defend oneself. 

  • Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble. 

  • Uncontrollable. 

  • Lacking help; powerless. 

high-handed

adj
  • Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others. 

How often have the words helpless and high-handed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )