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imperious(dictionary)

imperious (iou)



imperious adjective. M16.
[Latin imperiosus, from imperium rule, EMPIRE + -OUS.]
Overbearing, domineering, dictatorial. M16.
L. Strachey There were signs of an imperious, a peremptory temper, an egotism that was strong and hard.
Having imperial rank; belonging or appropriate to an emperor or supreme ruler. L16-E18.
Exercising a commanding influence; ruling, sovereign; having a commanding position, demeanour, etc.; majestic. L16-E19.
That conveys an absolute command or demand; urgent, imperative. (Earlier in IMPERIOUSLY 2.) E17.
O. Manning Gibbon held up an imperious hand and Beaker's apology limped to a halt.