imperious

[ im-peer-ee-uhs ]
/ ɪmˈpɪər i əs /
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adjective

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
urgent; imperative: imperious need.

Origin of imperious

1535–45; < Latin imperiōsus commanding, tyrannical, equivalent to imperi(um) imperium + -ōsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM imperious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imperious

imperative imperial imperious

Words nearby imperious

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Words related to imperious

haughty, dictatorial, high-handed, domineering, exacting, autocratic, arrogant, tyrannical, authoritative, commanding, compulsory, despotic, imperative, imperial, mandatory, obligatory, oppressive, overweening, peremptory, required

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British Dictionary definitions for imperious

imperious
/ (ɪmˈpɪərɪəs) /

adjective

domineering; arrogant; overbearing
rare urgent; imperative

Derived forms of imperious

imperiously, adverb imperiousness, noun

Word Origin for imperious

C16: from Latin imperiōsus from imperium command, power