imperious
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8.4
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
:
imperioso
- Through the glass doors, we see Tatiana, the Dowager Empress, 60, imperious and bedecked with jewels; she is seemingly unapproachable.
Because it's like the most bazingafied fucking, you know, insane American imperious agitprop you can see.
- Because it's like the most bazingafied fucking, you know, insane American imperious agitprop you can see.
- So every day and I think America supposed to be a imperious country.
Examples
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Klara turned to him, angry and imperious, eyes blazing.
Fiction book (2000) -
Though accustomed to ruling his own realm, he found it hard to manage, let alone charm, his imperious queen.
Academic text (2011) -
His imperious majesty appears to be in good spirits tonight.
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Vivienne swept them with an imperious eye, and it worked like magic.
Fiction book (1995) -
Suddenly, they grow quiet as Dillon addresses them with his booming, imperious voice.
Fiction book (1992) -
Replete with dignity, imperious and stern in her demeanor, it was rare for her to show emotion.
Fiction book (2001) -
LuPone's Evita is an imperious diva ordering her descamisados to obey.
Academic text (2004) -
The manager's imperious demands left the employees feeling undervalued and disrespected.
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She spoke in an imperious tone that made it clear she expected immediate compliance.
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His imperious attitude made it difficult for his friends to voice their opinions without fear.
Synonyms
260
4.5
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
30
5.8
Being proud and trying to control other people
22
7.1
Rude and not showing respect to other people
16
7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
14
8.1
Acting proud and looking down on other people
12
7.4
Trying to control other people and not listening to their ideas
8
6.1
Feeling or acting as if you are better than other people
8
7.0
Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect
4
8.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
2
7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
1
8.5
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
8.0
Acting very proud and treating others as unimportant
Antonyms
How Domineering
Surface Forms
Morphology
imperious = imperi + ous
Although formed with the productive adjective suffix '-ous', the root 'imperi-' is not a standalone English word and the specific meaning 'arrogantly commanding' is not directly inferable by an average B1 learner from known English bases.
Etymology
Imperious comes from the Latin imperare, which means 'to command', and it shares the same root as emperor and imperial. So to be imperious is to act like a ruler who expects others to obey.