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# imperious

adjective

«imperious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Imperious means bossy and commanding, used to being obeyed, though it can also be a proud kind of charm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imperious/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a proud queen or princess who gives orders or looks at others with a strong, commanding manner

### Examples

- "Come here at once," she said in an imperious voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imperious/#x1)
- The queen gave an imperious look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imperious/#x2)
- Her eyes held him with imperious tenderness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imperious/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «imperious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imperious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«imperious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imperious.html) on Mova free.