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Meanings of imperiousness in inglés

portugués
arrogância
catalán
tirania

The trait of being imperious and overbearing.

arrogância
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Examples for "overbearingness"
Examples for "overbearingness"
1
I understand him so much better now than in the old days, when his outward overbearingness fooled me.
The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
2
And in that way I shall find some recompense for the many slights and haughty overbearingness of Arthur and his men.
In the Court of King Arthur
Usage of imperiousness in inglés
1
It was the Arranmore trick of imperiousness, and the man recognized it.
A Prince of Sinners
2
The former imperiousness has not just been mislaid, it has been rejected.
The Irish Times
3
There was an imperiousness in the lawyer's tone which was almost irresistible.
Cousin Henry
4
Above all, he offended the allies by his haughty reserve and imperiousness.
A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
5
She spoke with such imperiousness that Bunny judged it best to comply.
Charles Rex
6
With a swift and graceful imperiousness, Sylvie suddenly rose and faced him.
The Master-Christian
7
She motioned him to be seated with her characteristic suggestion of imperiousness.
The Mayor of Warwick
8
With a trace of his former imperiousness of manner, he summoned him.
The Mischief-Maker
9
Shimmer's irritation gave way to wonder at the woman's breathtaking imperiousness.
Blood and Bone
10
The arrogance, the cold imperiousness of the message struck him dumb with amazement.
Love-at-Arms / Being a Narrative Excerpted from the Chronicles o...
11
The men pulled up sharply and mechanically at that ring of military imperiousness.
Sally Dows
12
And her eyes searched his with a certain boldness and imperiousness of gaze.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
13
Stern principle alone enabled him to keep his native imperiousness within proper bounds.
Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch
14
There was a certain imperiousness about Zachary such as became an emancipated black.
The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story
15
Begin at the very first, she says, with a bewitching imperiousness.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
16
With the old hauteur, the old touch of imperiousness, he returned Blake's glance.
Max
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portugués
arrogância
Imperiousness through the time
Imperiousness across language varieties
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