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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pe•ri•ous /ɪmˈpɪriəs/USA pronunciation adj. - domineering;
having a manner of acting that looks down at others:The vice-president's imperious manner annoyed her subordinates.
im•pe•ri•ous•ly, adv.: She gestured imperiously at me to leave her room. im•pe•ri•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pe•ri•ous (im pēr′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - domineering in a haughty manner;
dictatorial;
overbearing:an imperious manner; an imperious person. - urgent;
imperative:imperious need.
- Latin imperiōsus commanding, tyrannical, equivalent. to imperi(um) imperium + -ōsus -ous
- 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tyrannical, despotic, arrogant.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged necessary.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged submissive.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unnecessary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imperious /ɪmˈpɪərɪəs/ adj - domineering; arrogant; overbearing
- rare urgent; imperative
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin imperiōsus from imperium command, powerimˈperiously adv imˈperiousness n |