Associations to the word «Imperious»
Noun
- Gesture
- Summons
- Craving
- Temper
- Necessity
- Dowager
- Tone
- Lucifer
- Centurion
- Caress
- Obedience
- Sway
- Impatience
- Manner
- Deference
- Instinct
- Delirium
- Gratification
- Glance
- Caprice
- Mystic
- Demand
- Sweetness
- Cruel
- Mistress
- Madeline
- Disposition
- Knock
- Eyebrow
- Impulse
- Resentment
- Pride
- Prelate
- Dictate
- Disgust
- Madame
- Affection
- Passion
- Sovereign
- Humility
- Disdain
- Need
- Tyrant
- Voice
- Awe
- Desire
- Mandate
- Command
Adjective
Wiktionary
IMPERIOUS, adjective. Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
IMPERIOUS, adjective. Urgent.
IMPERIOUS, adjective. (obsolete) Imperial or regal.
Dictionary definition
IMPERIOUS, adjective. Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer.
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.