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List of meaning for imperious

domineering; expecting ones' orders to be followed

disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering(adj)

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

fond of ordering people around

an imperious little boy who liked to tell the other scouts what to do

having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

an imperious movie star who thinks she's some sort of goddess

having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity

an office administrator with an imperious manner that really grates on people

needing immediate attention

as war casualties mounted, the need for trained nurses became imperious

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