imperious
/im-PEER-ee-us/adjectiveassuming power or authority without justification; domineering
“An imperious memo demanded weekend availability.”
- Synonyms
- domineering, overbearing, dictatorial
- Antonyms
- humble, deferential
- Memory hook
- imperium: giving orders like an emperor.
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