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adjectivedomineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person. urgent; imperative: imperious need. Origin of imperious1535–45; <Latin imperiōsus commanding, tyrannical, equivalent to imperi(um) imperium + -ōsus-ous SYNONYMS FOR imperious1 tyrannical, despotic, arrogant. 2 necessary. SEE SYNONYMS FOR imperious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR imperious1 submissive. 2 unnecessary. SEE ANTONYMS FOR imperious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM imperiousim·pe·ri·ous·ly, adverbim·pe·ri·ous·ness, nounnon·im·pe·ri·ous, adjectivenon·im·pe·ri·ous·ly, adverb non·im·pe·ri·ous·ness, nounun·im·pe·ri·ous, adjectiveun·im·pe·ri·ous·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imperiousimperative, imperial, imperious Words nearby imperiousimperial moth, imperial presidency, Imperial Valley, Imperial War Museum, imperil, imperious, imperishable, imperium, impermanent, impermeable, impermissible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imperiousIn the following issue, The Group was the subject of a snide, imperious review by Norman Mailer. American Dreams, 1963: ‘The Group’ by Mary McCarthy|Nathaniel Rich|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Imperious despot, insolent in strife, Lover of ruin, enemy of life! Egypt's Revolutionary Poetry|Josh Dzieza|February 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST And while Chasen could be imperious, “road rage was not her thing.” New Clue in Chasen Murder|A. L. Bardach|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST A trademark outfit is vital to sending out the right signals of imperious power as real-life dictators understand all too well. Villains as Fashion Heroes|Sean Macaulay|July 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She is headstrong and imperious and does not brook resistance to her will. Under the Witches' Moon|Nathan Gallizier There was an imperious knock presently that made the great door rattle. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia|Amanda Minnie Douglas Hence an endless succession of piques, misunderstandings, and jars between the royal Lady and her imperious Mistress of the Robes. Political Women, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sutherland Menzies Derek paused, to battle in silence with the imperious agony within him. Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse The young girl chafed at his seeming neglect, and her imperious blood mounted into her cheeks; but he appeared unconscious of it. Elsie Venner|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
British Dictionary definitions for imperious
adjectivedomineering; arrogant; overbearing rare urgent; imperative Derived forms of imperiousimperiously, adverbimperiousness, nounWord Origin for imperiousC16: from Latin imperiōsus from imperium command, power Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imperioushaughty, dictatorial, high-handed, domineering, exacting, autocratic, arrogant, tyrannical, authoritative, commanding, compulsory, despotic, imperative, imperial, mandatory, obligatory, oppressive, overweening, peremptory, required |