imperious
властный, повелительный, начальственный
herrisch, gebieterisch, autoritär
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearingDomineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
UK/ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/US/ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əs/
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
herrisch, gebieterisch, autoritär
вла́стныйvlástnyj, повели́тельныйpovelítelʹnyj, нача́льственныйnačálʹstvennyj
(not comparable)Urgent; intensely compelling.
(not comparable, obsolete)Imperial or regal.
königlich, majestätisch
импе́рскийimpérskij, ца́рственныйcárstvennyj, короле́вскийkorolévskij
More definitions
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
domineering, overbearing:
imperial or regal:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
domineering, overbearing:
imperial or regal:
Origin
From Latin imperiōsus (“mighty, powerful”), from imperium (“command, authority, power”).From Latin imperiōsus (“mighty, powerful”), from imperium (“command, authority, power”).
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Synonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy:disdainfulhaughtylordlyoverbearingpridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggering