imperious

tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; dictatorial; overbearing: behaving in an imperious way; urgent; imperative: an imperious requirement

Not to be confused with:

imperial – relating to an empire, emperor, or empress: an imperial ruler; regal; outstanding in quality

imperil – risk, jeopardize, hazard, chance; to put in peril or danger: imperil the safe outcome of an action

im·pe·ri·ous

(ĭm-pîr′ē-əs)

adj.

1. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing. See Synonyms at dictatorial.

2. Urgent; pressing: an imperious necessity.

3. Obsolete Regal; imperial.

[From Latin imperiōsus, from imperium, imperium; see empire.]

im·pe′ri·ous·ly adv.

im·pe′ri·ous·ness n.

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imperious

(ɪmˈpɪərɪəs)

adj

1. domineering; arrogant; overbearing

2. rare urgent; imperative

[C16: from Latin imperiōsus from imperium command, power]

imˈperiously adv

imˈperiousness n

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im•pe•ri•ous

(ɪmˈpɪər i əs)

adj.

1. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial.

2. urgent; imperative: imperious need.

[1535–45; < Latin imperiōsus commanding, tyrannical =imperi(um) imperium + -ōsus -ous]

im•pe′ri•ous•ly, adv.

im•pe′ri•ous•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

imperious - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, haughty, lordly, overbearing, disdainful

proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

imperious

adjective domineering, dictatorial, bossy (informal), haughty, lordly, commanding, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, overbearing, tyrannical, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, overweening, tyrannous She gave him a witheringly imperious look.

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imperious

adjective

Tending to dictate:

authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory.

Translations

مُتَعَجْرِف، مُتَجَبِّر

pánovitý

myndig

herrisch

imperioso

impérieux

parancsoló

hrokafullur; ráîríkur

arrogante imperioso

arogantiškumasįsakmus

kategoriskspavēlniecisksvaldonīgs

myndig

buyurucuemreden

专横的

imperious

[ɪmˈpɪərɪəs] ADJ [tone, manner] → imperioso; (= urgent) → apremiante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

imperious

[ɪmˈpɪəriəs] adj → impérieux/euse

imperious

adj, imperiously

adv → herrisch, gebieterisch

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imperious

[ɪmˈpɪərɪəs] adj → imperioso/a

imperious

(imˈpiəriəs) adjective

proud, behaving as if expecting to be obeyed. an imperious manner.

imˈperiousness noun