imperiousadjective
uk/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs/us/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/unpleasantly proud and expecting to be obeyed:
an imperious manner/voice
She sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand.
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- overbearing
- preen
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- self-importance
- snotty
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imperiously
adverb uk/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs.li/us/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs.li/
imperiousness
noun [ U ] uk/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əs.nəs/us/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs.nəs/