All 9 Uses of
imperious
in
The Light of Western Stars
- How imperious you are!†
Chpt 3 *
- She had come into that squalid hole, Madeline Hammond, earnest enough, kind enough in her own intentions; but she had been almost imperious—a woman habitually, proudly used to being obeyed.†
Chpt 8
- Madeline thought of his faithfulness, and was ashamed of her momentary lapse into that old imperious habit of desiring things irrespective of reason.†
Chpt 13
- Stewart might lend himself to a little fun, but he cared too much for a horse to run him at that speed unless there was imperious need.†
Chpt 14
- "No," she said, imperiously.†
Chpt 14
- Obviously the situation was unfair to him; and if by some strange accident he escaped unscathed by Dorothy's beautiful eyes he would never be able to withstand Helen's subtle and fascinating and imperious personality.†
Chpt 16
- She knew Helen, and had marked the whisper, when ordinarily Helen would have spoken imperiously, and not low.†
Chpt 19
- Then Madeline heard her own voice burst out in a ringing, imperious "Wait!"†
Chpt 20
- Seen from afar, it was striking enough, but riding down into its red jaws gave Madeline the first affront to her imperious confidence.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(imperious) expecting obedience; or arrogant; or domineering