ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Imperiously

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Imperiously is an adverb meaning In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.

Meaning

In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.

More Meanings

  1. In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.

Example Sentences

Something up above was calling him imperiously[.]
Reversing the car I got the headlights on the bird sitting on the roadside fencepost to reveal a Powerful Owl imperiously staring back at us.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include imperatorially, imperially, imposingly, imperatively, imperialistically, domineeringly.

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