Definitions for Imperious
ɪmˈpɪər i əsim·pe·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggeringadjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. imperiousadjective

   Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

2. imperiousadjective

   Urgent.

3. imperiousadjective

   Imperial or regal.

4. Etymology: From imperiosus, from imperium

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. IMPERIOUSadjective

   Etymology: imperieux, French; imperiosus, Latin.

   1. Commanding; tyrannical; authoritative; haughty; arrogant; assuming command.

   If it be your proud will
   To shew the power of your imperious eyes. Edmund Spenser.

   This imperious man will work us all
   From princes into pages. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Not th' imperious show
   Of the full-fortun'd Cæsar ever shall
   Be brooch'd with me. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   He is an imperious dictator of the principles of vice, and impatient of all contradiction. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.

   How much I suffer'd, and how long I strove
   Against th' assaults of this imperious love! Dryden.

   Recollect what disorder hasty or imperious words from parents or teachers have caused in his thoughts. John Locke.

   2. Powerful; ascendant; overbearing.

   A man, by a vast and imperious mind, and a heart large as the sand upon the sea-shore, could command all the knowledge of nature and art. John Tillotson, Sermons.

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1. imperious

   Imperious refers to having or showing a sense of overbearing arrogance or superiority; exhibiting high-handed, domineering, or commanding behavior. It can also imply being urgent or pressing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imperiousadjective

   commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic

2. Imperiousadjective

   haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner

3. Imperiousadjective

   imperative; urgent; compelling

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imperious

   im-pē′ri-us, adj. assuming command: haughty: tyrannical: authoritative: (obs.) imperial.—adv. Impē′riously.—n. Impē′riousness. [L. imperiosus.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. IMPERIOUS

   From Eng. _imp_, devil and _aerial_, airy. Airy as the devil.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. imperious

   Adjective used for people who are dominating or arrogant.

   His imperious ways of handling clients made him lose the job.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on February 18, 2019  

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   imperious

   The Goddess Demon who made herself into the Devil to protect her children.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 17, 2019  

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1. imperious

   Song lyrics by imperious -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by imperious on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imperious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imperious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Imperious in a Sentence

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.

2. Nina Daniele:

   The Femlin’s this spontaneous, spunky, smart, mischievous, tiny little woman who sticks The Femlin in between places, the Femlin’s the life of the party … The Femlin has all of these wonderful characteristics, but The Femlin’s also imperious to society’s beliefs and restrictions. They do n’t apply to The Femlin … Society’s restrictions do n’t apply to any of us at all. We need to show society that women as a whole, we are imperious to those restrictions. That’s what The Femlin stands for. Even though I ’m on the cover, it’s me, but I ’m The Femlin. I am portraying what The Femlin stands for … It’s a homage to The Femlin and how Hugh Hefner in 2017 viewed women in society.

3. Marquis de Sade:

   Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell, and kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.

4. Salvador Panelo:

   The Philippines is immediately ordering the Bureau of Immigration to deny US Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy the imperious, uninformed, and gullible American legislators who introduced the subject provisions into the 2020 budget entry to the Philippines.

5. Nick Lawson:

   U.S. data has remained on the weak side, despite tightness in the labour market. This allows the FOMC (Fed) to remove the patience language and remain dovish in the statement tomorrow, that so much discussion around the economy is still warranted whilst equity price performance marches on toward imperious new highs is clear evidence that assets are out- performing underlying economics.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Imperious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Imperious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Imperious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Imperious
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Imperious
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Imperious
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Imperious