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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-poh-zing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpoʊ zɪŋ |
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Définition of imposing
Origin :- "that impresses by appearance or manner," 1786, from present participle of impose (v.). Related: Imposingly.
- adj impressive
- He did not believe in imposing an uncompensated burden upon any man.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Mallyan's Spout is the most imposing, having a drop of about 76 feet.
- Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
- They could not help smiling at Fritz as he frisked about in his imposing rose-collar.
- Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
- Never had Christian war assumed a more splendid or imposing aspect.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It is insane, admirable, imposing; and it makes one feel proud.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Here, undoubtedly, imposing ceremonies were often performed.
- Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
- Pee-wee could see the imposing procession as far down as the bend.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- What an advantage has an imposing or forward nature over a courteous one!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I had not been in the house an hour, when an imposing Embassy arrived from him.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- The situation of the city is not as imposing as that of Liege.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
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