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   imperious

   /ɪmˈpɪərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. arrogant and domineering: "his imperious demands"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin imperiosus, from imperium ‘command, authority, empire’; related to imperare ‘to command’. Compare with imperial.

   Derivatives

   • 1. imperiously adverb
   • 2. imperiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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