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单词 imperious
释义 im·pe·ri·ous
\(ˈ)im|pirēəs, əmˈp-, -pēr-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin imperiosus, from imperium command, supreme authority, empire + -osus -ous — more at empire
1.
 a. obsolete : imperial 1a, 1b
 b. : commanding, dominant, lordly
  < sweeps through her social duties with imperious kindness — Margaret Landon >
 c. obsolete : majestic, stately
2. : arrogant, overbearing, domineering
3. : imperative, urgent, compelling
 < at the mercy of the most imperious of instincts, of passions, and of intoxications — Arthur Symons >
 < so imperious became the commercial demand — Lewis Mumford >
Synonyms: see masterful
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