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hubristic

English

Etymology

hubris +? -istic

Adjective

hubristic (comparative more hubristic, superlative most hubristic)

  1. Of, or relating to hubris; overly arrogant.
  2. Displaying hubris (as a personality characteristic).

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imperious

English

Etymology

From Latin imperi?sus (mighty, powerful), from imperium (command, authority, power)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p???i.?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?m?p??i.?s/
  • Rhymes: -??ri?s

Adjective

imperious (not comparable)

  1. Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
    • 1866 – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Gambler, translated by C. J. Hogarth
      ...she glanced about her in an imperious, challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied.
  2. Urgent.
    • 1891 – Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
      Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth.
  3. (obsolete) Imperial or regal.
    • 1899 – Stephen Crane, The Angel Child, Whilomville Stories
      She was quick, beautiful, imperious, while he was quiet, slow, and misty.

Synonyms

  • (domineering): authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, domineering, overbearing

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