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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-peer-ee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɪər i əs |
Definition of imperious
Origin :- 1540s, from Latin imperiosus "commanding, mighty, powerful," from imperium "empire, command" (see empire). Related: Imperiously.
- adj bossy, overbearing
- He had acted "in obedience to the clear and imperious call of public obligation."
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- He, with an imperious air, bid me deserve his love, and I should be sure to have it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Her voice cut fiercely into the quiet of the room, imperious, savage.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It filled his heart with delight to play with the fierce, imperious animal he rode.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- She was just as colossally commanding as ever, just as imperious.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- He alarmed her with his imperious gesture, and she turned from him, clinging to my neck.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- It is imperious and obedient, sincere and false, piteous and cruel, timid and bold.
- Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
- In another Triad he is recorded as one of the three imperious ones of the island.
- Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
- He felt as if the Sicilian were beset by an imperious need to break a long reserve.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The doctor constrained by his mother's imperious glances, softened the truth.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
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