Imperious

Examples

• He was very imperious, and harsh to the children. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The king, who was a man of excellent dispositions, but easily led, had now become a willing disciple of his imperious consort. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The manner of both was imperious, and they both moved, as these words were spoken, so as to place me between themselves and the carriage door. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• From that hour the way she had chosen lay before her, and she trod it with her own imperious self-willed step. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The expression of Dobbin's face, as she spoke in this imperious manner, was not pleasant. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The nervous arm that wielded it, with such a gigantic force on public characters, was paralysed beneath the glance of the imperious Mrs. Pott. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I suppose there is nothing pride can so little bear with as pride itself, and that she was punished for her imperious manner. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It was Laurie's father, who had run away in his youth, and married against the imperious old man's will. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• As often will be the case, that good but imperious woman pushed her advantages too far, and her successes quite unmercifully. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mrs. Bute, that brisk, managing, lively, imperious woman, had committed the most fatal of all errors with regard to her sister-in-law. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• To my very self I seemed imperious and unreasonable, for I forbade Justine Marie my door and roof; he smiledbetraying delight. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I felt at times as if he were my relation rather than my master: yet he was imperious sometimes still; but I did not mind that; I saw it was his way. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• As a consequence it is frequently almost impossible to decipher earthly messages owing to the imperious signals from the clouds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• For every impulse is imperious, and, as _such_, attempts to philosophize. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• So in leisure time, there is an imperious demand for their stimulation by any kind of means; gambling, drink, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The interval had been short, but he had greatly complained of its length, and had been imperious with Mr Rugg touching the delay. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It was to this person, such as we have described him, that the Prince addressed his imperious command to make place for Isaac and Rebecca. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• In two days he has adopted a slightly imperious air and patronizing manner. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Editor: Vince