All 3 Uses of
imperious
in
The Call of the Wild
- Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king,—king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller's place, humans included.†
p. 5.9 *imperiously = in a manner that expects obedience; or in an arrogant, domineering manner
- Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he heard this call, mysteriously thrilling and luring, he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire and the beaten earth around it, and to plunge into the forest, and on and on, he knew not where or why; nor did he wonder where or why, the call sounding imperiously, deep in the forest.†
p. 132.3
- But after two days the call in the forest began to sound more imperiously than ever.†
p. 164.3
Definition:
expecting obedience; or arrogant; or domineering