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imperious

/ɪmˈpɪəriəs/adjective

उच्चारण इम्पिअरिअस

रौबदार, आदेशात्मक, अहंकारी

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adjective
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    formal

    expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you

    रौबदार, आदेशात्मक, अहंकारी

    • an imperious tone
    • She gave orders in an imperious manner.
    • The manager spoke in an imperious voice and expected instant obedience.
    + 2 more examples
    • With an imperious wave of her hand, she sent the servants away.
    • The queen's imperious look silenced the whole court.

    Synonyms domineering overbearing authoritarian high-handed peremptory

    Opposite humble meek modest submissive

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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im·pe·ri·ous

With -peri- (not 'imperius').

बीच में -peri- ('imperius' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart imperious (bossy and proud), imperial (connected with an empire or emperor) and imperative (very important; a verb form giving an order).

Imperious (हुक्म चलाने वाला और घमंडी), imperial (साम्राज्य या सम्राट से संबंधित) और imperative (बहुत महत्वपूर्ण; आदेश देने वाला verb रूप) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the bossy words together: imperious, domineering, overbearing, high-handed (using power without considering others), peremptory (expecting immediate obedience).

हुक्म चलाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: imperious, domineering, overbearing, high-handed (दूसरों का ख़याल किए बिना शक्ति का प्रयोग), peremptory (तुरंत आज्ञापालन की अपेक्षा)।