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- Dictionaryim·pe·ri·ous/imˈpirēəs/
adjective
- 1. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering: "his imperious demands"
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Imperious means marked by arrogant assurance, domineering, or commanding. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Imperious means domineering, arrogant, or overbearing, and comes from the Latin word for command or power. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words on Dictionary.com.
Synonyms for IMPERIOUS: authoritarian, domineering, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, despotic, tyrannical, tyrannic; Antonyms of IMPERIOUS: humble, modest, meek, unassuming, obedient, docile, amenable, tractable
imperious. (ɪmpɪəriəs) adjective. If you describe someone as imperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed. [written] Her attitude is imperious at times. From across the desk she gave him a witheringly imperious look. Synonyms: domineering, dictatorial, bossy [informal], haughty More Synonyms of imperious.
Imperious means unpleasantly proud and expecting to be obeyed. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Imperious means domineering, arrogant, or overbearing, or urgent and pressing. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective, and compare it with related words like imperial and imperil.
Definition of imperious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
