All 6 Uses
imperious
in
The Secret Garden
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- Mary asked, still in her imperious little Indian way.†
p. 23.3 *
- And she did not say it either in her hard little voice or in her imperious Indian voice, but in a tone so soft and eager and coaxing that Ben Weatherstaff was as surprised as she had been when she heard him whistle.†
p. 36.1
- She was imperious and Indian, and at the same time hot and sorrowful.†
p. 88.9
- But in the midst of it he had recovered himself and beckoned imperiously to Dickon.†
p. 194.7imperiously = in a manner that expects obedience; or in an arrogant, domineering manner
- "Do you know who I am?" demanded Colin still more imperiously.†
p. 195.2
- He fixed his eyes on Ben Weatherstaff in his funny imperious way.†
p. 199.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(imperious) expecting obedience; or arrogant; or domineering
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)