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tiarnúil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bossy adj Fond of giving orders to others, often more than is welcome or necessary.
  • imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
  • imperious adj Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  • overbearing adj Excessively controlling, bossy, or forceful in manner.

Senses

tiarnúil is used for these senses in English:

  • bossy Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
  • imperative Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
  • imperious Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  • lordly Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
  • overbearing Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

imperative — full definition

  1. adj Extremely important; essential.
  2. adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
  3. noun Something absolutely necessary.
  4. noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.

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