All 3 Uses of
imperious
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- Even now they resist affinity like cats in a bag: two blondes—the one short and fierce, the other tall and imperious—flanked by matched brunettes like bookends, the forward twin leading hungrily while the rear one sweeps the ground in a rhythmic limp.†
Chpt 1 *
- Serious delirious imperious weary us deleterious ways.†
Chpt 3
- My habit is to drag myself imperiously through a world that owes me unpayable debts.†
Chpt 5imperiously = in a manner that expects obedience; or in an arrogant, domineering manner
Definition:
expecting obedience; or arrogant; or domineering