(formal) expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you:
The professor was as imperious as ever. * She put out an imperious hand to stop him. * an imperious gesture / voice / command
imperiously adverb:
'Get it now,' she demanded imperiously.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is imperious a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, imperious is tagged as adjective.
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