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imperious
imperioustyrannical; despotic; arrogant; dictatorial; overbearing: behaving in an imperious way; urgent; imperative: an imperious requirement
Not to be confused with:imperial – relating to an empire, emperor, or empress: an imperial ruler; regal; outstanding in qualityimperil – risk, jeopardize, hazard, chance; to put in peril or danger: imperil the safe outcome of an actionim·pe·ri·ous I0058000 (ĭm-pîr′ē-əs)adj.1. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing. See Synonyms at dictatorial.2. Urgent; pressing: an imperious necessity.3. Obsolete Regal; imperial.
[From Latin imperiōsus, from imperium, imperium; see empire.]
im·pe′ri·ous·ly adv.im·pe′ri·ous·ness n.imperious (ɪmˈpɪərɪəs) adj1. domineering; arrogant; overbearing2. rare urgent; imperative[C16: from Latin imperiōsus from imperium command, power] imˈperiously adv imˈperiousness nim•pe•ri•ous (ɪmˈpɪər i əs)
adj. 1. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial. 2. urgent; imperative: imperious need. [1535–45; < Latin imperiōsus commanding, tyrannical =imperi(um) imperium + -ōsus -ous] im•pe′ri•ous•ly, adv. im•pe′ri•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | imperious - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirerprideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, haughty, lordly, overbearing, disdainfulproud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" |
imperiousadjective domineering, dictatorial, bossy (informal), haughty, lordly, commanding, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, overbearing, tyrannical, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, overweening, tyrannous She gave him a witheringly imperious look.imperiousadjectiveTending to dictate:authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory.Translationsimperious (imˈpiəriəs) adjective proud, behaving as if expecting to be obeyed. an imperious manner. 專橫的 专横的imˈperiousness noun 專橫 专横imperious
Synonyms for imperiousadj domineeringSynonyms- domineering
- dictatorial
- bossy
- haughty
- lordly
- commanding
- arrogant
- authoritative
- autocratic
- overbearing
- tyrannical
- magisterial
- despotic
- high-handed
- overweening
- tyrannous
Synonyms for imperiousadj tending to dictateSynonyms- authoritarian
- bossy
- dictatorial
- dogmatic
- domineering
- magisterial
- masterful
- overbearing
- peremptory
Synonyms for imperiousadj having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthySynonyms- prideful
- sniffy
- supercilious
- swaggering
- haughty
- lordly
- overbearing
- disdainful
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