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Meanings of imperious in английском
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Usage of imperious in английском
1
Occasionally, Mr. Clay was very imperious and displayed bad temper in debate.
2
The words were civil, but the tone was imperious in the extreme.
3
Hunger and fatigue were forgotten in the face of this imperious necessity.
4
This imperious girl belonged, of course, in the camp of the enemy.
5
He was neither haughty in his language, nor imperious in his demeanour.
6
Even the imperious Mr. Delvile was more supportable here than in London.
7
Mirages came and went: lakes of illusion, glimmering in the imperious sun.
8
That imperious record propelled the club to second in the Premier League.
9
Lady Augusta beckoned her immediately with an imperious gesture of her hand.
10
On the voyage the imperious temper of Stuyvesant very emphatically developed itself.
11
The old imperious note was in his voice, yet with a difference.
12
Derek paused, to battle in silence with the imperious agony within him.
13
On the horse I felt fully grown and adopted an imperious look.
14
Fatigue and grief demanded their toll in more imperious fashion than hunger.
15
Wilbur Cowan did all the talking; he was grim, steely eyed, imperious.
16
I wish you to be imperious in the expression of your wishes.'
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common