All 4 Uses of
imperious
in
David Copperfield
- MY aunt was a little more imperious and stern than usual, but I observed no other token of her preparing herself to receive the visitor so much dreaded by me.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- 'Now,' said she, imperiously, without glancing at him, and touching the old wound as it throbbed: perhaps, in this instance, with pleasure rather than pain.†
Chpt 46-48
- Between these two proud persons, mother and son, there is a wider breach than before, and little hope of its healing, for they are one at heart, and time makes each more obstinate and imperious.†
Chpt 46-48
- She dropped on her face, before the imperious figure in the chair, with an imploring effort to clasp the skirt of her dress.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(imperious) expecting obedience; or arrogant; or domineering