imperiously
(adverb) in an imperious manner; “imperiously he cut her short”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imperiously (comparative more imperiously, superlative most imperiously)
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pe"ri*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an imperious manner.
Im*pe"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. imperiosus: cf. F. impérieux. See Imperial.]
1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.] "A vast and imperious mind." Tilloison. Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness, Imperious. Shak.
2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner. This imperious man will work us all From princes into pages. Shak. His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon made him conspicuous. Macaulay.
3. Imperative; urgent; compelling. Imperious need, which can not be withstood. Dryden.
Syn.
– Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly; tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative; commanding; pressing.
– Imperious, Lordly, Domineering. One who is imperious exercises his authority in a manner highly offensive for its spirit and tone; one who is lordly assumes a lofty air in order to display his importance; one who is domineering gives orders in a way to make other feel their inferiority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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