imperious
[adjective]
Synonyms: masterful, bossy, domineering, high-handed, imperative, imperial, magisterial, overbearing, peremptory, mandatory, compulsatory, compulsory, obligatory, required

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Contrasted words: considerate, easy, gentle, kindly
Related Words: heavy-handed, oppressive, strict, stringent, absolute, arbitrary

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im‧pe‧ri‧ous /ɪmˈpɪəriəs $ -ˈpɪr-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: imperiosus, from imperium; ⇒ imperial]
giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud:
She raised her hand in an imperious gesture.
—imperiously adverb
—imperiousness noun [uncountable]

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