Meaning of IMPERIOUS
Pronunciation: | | im'peereeus
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| Definition: | | [adj] able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand" |
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| Synonyms: | | domineering, masterful |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Im*pe"ri*ous\, a. [L. imperiosus: cf. F.
imp['e]rieux. See {Imperial}.]
1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.]
``A vast and imperious mind.'' --Tilloison.
Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness,
Imperious. --Shak.
2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant;
an imperious manner.
This imperious man will work us all From princes
into pages. --Shak.
His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon
made him conspicuous. --Macaulay.
3. Imperative; urgent; compelling.
Imperious need, which can not be withstood.
--Dryden.
Syn: Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly;
tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative;
authoritative; commanding; pressing.
Usage: {Imperious}, {Lordly}, {Domineering}. One who is
imperious exercises his authority in a manner highly
offensive for its spirit and tone; one who is lordly
assumes a lofty air in order to display his
importance; one who is domineering gives orders in a
way to make other feel their inferiority.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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