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impérieux — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • imperious adj Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  • peremptory adj Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal.

Senses

impérieux is used for these senses in English:

  • imperious Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  • peremptory Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.

imperious — full definition

  1. adj Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  2. adj Urgent; intensely compelling.
  3. adj Imperial or regal.

peremptory — full definition

  1. adj Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal.
  2. adj Of a date or deadline, absolutely requiring compliance or attendance; brooking no further delay; proceeding whether a party attends or not; final.
  3. adj Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
  4. adj Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn.

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