Meaning & use

imperiously

adverb·Advanced

In a manner that is arrogantly commanding, as if issuing orders that must be obeyed without question.

See it in a sentence

The manager gestured imperiously toward the door, expecting the intern to leave at once.

She spoke imperiously to the waiter, demanding a table be cleared immediately for her party.

A note on using this word

Imperiously carries a negative tone, suggesting someone acts as though they outrank everyone around them; it is stronger than 'confidently.'

Words with a similar meaning

haughtilydomineeringly

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Words with an opposite meaning

humbly

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