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to be imperious

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  • Imperious — Im*pe ri*ous, a. [L. imperiosus: cf. F. imp[ e]rieux. See {Imperial}.] 1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.] A vast and imperious mind. Tilloison. [1913 Webster] Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness, Imperious …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imperious — index dictatorial, disdainful, dogmatic, influential, insolent, oppressive, orgulous, peremptory (absolute …   Law dictionary

  • imperious commandant — index dictator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • imperious direction — index dictate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • imperious — (adj.) 1540s, from L. imperiosus commanding, mighty, powerful, from imperium empire, command (see EMPIRE (Cf. empire)). Related: Imperiously …   Etymology dictionary

  • imperious — domineering, *masterful, peremptory, imperative Analogous words: *dictatorial, authoritarian, magisterial: despotic, tyrannical, arbitrary, autocratic (see ABSOLUTE): lordly, overbearing (see PROUD) Antonyms: abject Contrasted words: obsequious,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • imperious — [adj] bossy, overbearing arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, commanding, compulsatory, compulsory, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, exacting, haughty, high handed, imperative, imperial, mandatory, obligatory, oppressive, overweening,… …   New thesaurus

  • imperious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ arrogant and domineering. DERIVATIVES imperiously adverb imperiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin imperiosus, from imperium command, empire …   English terms dictionary

  • imperious — [im pir′ē əs] adj. [L imperiosus < imperium, EMPIRE] 1. overbearing, arrogant, domineering, etc. 2. urgent; imperative SYN. MASTERFUL imperiously adv. imperiousness n …   English World dictionary

  • Imperious Leader — BSG Character bgcolor=#f40 fgcolor=#000 name=Imperious Leader race=Cylon gender=Male callsign= rank=Leader colony= affiliation=Cylons portrayed=Patrick Macnee (voice) Dick Durock (body) The Imperious Leader is the ultimate office of the Cylons… …   Wikipedia

  • imperious, imperial — These words are derived from the same Latin term and share a meaning of domineering, overbearing, dictatorial : The judge had an imperious (or imperial) manner in court. Originally, imperious meant befitting or suitable to an emperor or ruler, as …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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