high-handed vs uppity

high-handed

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

uppity

adj
  • Exceeding one's station or position, assuming prerogatives to which one is not entitled. 

  • Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty. 

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