Imperious
11imperious — adjective /ɪmˈpɪəriəs,ɪmˈpɪriəs/ a) Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing. ...she glanced about her in an imperious, challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied. b) Urgent. Circumstances of an imperious nature,… …
12imperious — adjective giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud: She had an imperious domineering manner which Tim did not like. | an imperious voice imperiously adverb imperiousness noun (U) …
13imperious — /ɪmˈpɪəriəs / (say im pearreeuhs) adjective 1. domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing: *There is a rather imperious knock at the door –david williamson, 1972. 2. urgent; imperative: imperious need. {Latin imperiōsus commanding} –imperiously,… …
14imperious — imperial, imperious Imperial means ‘relating to an empire or emperor’ and hence ‘characteristic of an emperor, supreme in authority’. Imperious is a more judgemental word and means ‘overbearing, domineering’ …
15imperious — See imperious, imperial …
16imperious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lordly; domineering, dictatorial, despotic; imperative, urgent. See authority. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Domineering] Syn. overbearing, commanding, haughty; see autocratic 1 , masterful , powerful… …
17imperious — im|pe|ri|ous [ımˈpıəriəs US ˈpır ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: imperiosus, from imperium; IMPERIAL] giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud ▪ She raised her hand in an imperious gesture. >imperiously… …
18imperious — im|pe|ri|ous [ ım pıriəs ] adjective behaving in a proud and confident way that shows you expect to be obeyed: HAUGHTY: She held up an imperious hand. ╾ im|pe|ri|ous|ly adverb …
19imperious — adjective Black tells stories of imperious judges and duplicitous witnesses Syn: peremptory, high handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing, overweening, domineering, authoritarian, dictatorial, autocratic, authoritative, lordly, assertive, bossy …
20imperious — UK [ɪmˈpɪərɪəs] / US [ɪmˈpɪrɪəs] adjective behaving in a proud and confident way that shows you expect to be obeyed She held up an imperious hand. Derived word: imperiously adverb …
