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Etymology
Etymology tree English imperious Middle English -ly English -ly English imperiously From imperious + -ly.
Meanings
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In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
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.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 72:
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In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
Something up above was calling him imperiously[.]
1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, London: Wordsworth Classics, published 1993, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more imperiously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most imperiously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
gl imperiosamente (in an imperious manner) · es imperiosamente (in an imperious manner) · it imperiosamente (in an imperious manner) · fr impérieusement (in an imperious manner) · pt imperiosamente (in an imperious manner) · ca imperiosament (in an imperious manner)