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 Translation for 'imperious' from English to Latin
SYNO disdainful | haughty | imperious | ...
imperiosus {adj}imperious
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Translation for 'imperious' from English to Latin

imperious
imperiosus {adj}
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Usage Examples English
  • "The New York Times" obituary for Friedan noted that she was "famously abrasive", and that she could be "thin-skinned and imperious, subject to screaming fits of temperament".
  • Feared but respected by pupils and staff alike, the imperious Mrs Browne insisted on strict rules, while still cultivating a family atmosphere.
  • Crawshay was very ambitious and imperious in manner, being called 'The Tyrant' by some, but was without social pretension.
  • After playing the role of Isabelle Alden on the pilot for the new soap "Loving", she briefly played Maeve Stoddard's imperious mother Julia on "Guiding Light".
  • However, aboard the Padgett's Honda Fireblade, McGuinness rode what was widely regarded as an imperious performance to clinch his initial win in the class, and to raise his overall tally to 19 wins.

  • They may treat others in an imperious, overbearing, and even aggressive manner.
  • "The Quietus" described it as "sonically contemptuous, imperious, snide".
  • Known as 'Baby' in Vietnam, he was with TCDK SLNA towards the end of 2007, putting in what was seen as an imperious display as they outclassed Ha Noi ACB 2-0, receiving Man of the Match.
  • Written in the author's characteristic dialogue-heavy style, the novel explores the power struggles within a large family household, presided over by its tyrannical matriarch, Sabine Ponsonby, and her imperious daughter Hetta.
  • The ship's captain is imperious and the local workforce are obliging, but their ignorance of humans has an unfortunate consequence for the captain.

  • Hearts Like Ours was also appropriately used as the closing song to the 6-episode documentary series on the imperious New Zealand national rugby team, the All Blacks - All Or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks.
  • Burton B. Roberts, a Bronx judge known for his no-nonsense, imperious handling of cases in his courtroom, was the model for the character of Myron Kovitsky in the book.
  • It is monotypic, being represented by the single species "Enoplocerus armillatus", commonly known as the giant longhorn beetle or imperious sawyer.
  • "Mister Charlie" is a pejorative expression formerly used within the African-American community to refer to an imperious white man.
  • Her imperious attitude towards her servants and her defiance of English convention by smoking in public made her unpopular.

  • Though a good employee, well-liked by her co-workers, she is often chastised by her no-nonsense, imperious boss, James Page, who has little patience for Terry's unorthodox work ethics.
  • It tells the sensitive and intimate story of how a brother and sister’s lives change after their imperious mother dies.
  • The Countess was also known for her imperious personality and quick temper.
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