Meaning & use
imperiously
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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