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  • 61magisterial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. arbitrary, dictatorial; arrogant, pompous; authoritarian, imperious. See pride, certainty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. authoritative, imperious, masterful, pompous; see egotistic 2 , masterful . See …

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  • 62domineering — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. overbearing, imperious, oppressive, bossy*; see autocratic 1 , egotistic 2 , masterful , tyrannical . See Synonym Study at masterful . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. overbearing, oppressive, highhanded, *ironhanded,… …

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  • 63masterful — [mas′tər fəl] adj. 1. fond of acting the part of a master; domineering; imperious 2. having or showing the ability of a master; expert; skillful; masterly: usage objected to by some masterfully adv. masterfulness n. SYN. MASTERFUL implies such… …

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  • 64im|pe´ri-ous|ness — im|pe|ri|ous «ihm PIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. haughty or arrogant; domineering; overbearing: »The nobles treated the common people in an imperious way, looking down on them and ordering them around. SYNONYM(S): dictatorial. 2. not to be avoided;… …

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  • 65im|pe´ri|ous|ly — im|pe|ri|ous «ihm PIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. haughty or arrogant; domineering; overbearing: »The nobles treated the common people in an imperious way, looking down on them and ordering them around. SYNONYM(S): dictatorial. 2. not to be avoided;… …

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  • 66im|pe|ri|ous — «ihm PIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. haughty or arrogant; domineering; overbearing: »The nobles treated the common people in an imperious way, looking down on them and ordering them around. SYNONYM(S): dictatorial. 2. not to be avoided; imperative;… …

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  • 67surly — adjective (surlier; est) Etymology: alteration of Middle English serreli lordly, imperious, probably from sire, ser sire Date: 1523 1. menacing or threatening in appearance < surly weather > 2. obsolete arrogant, imperious 3. irritably sullen and …

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