imperious
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Imperious Ireland dismantled Scotland with a display of clinical brilliance to reach the World Cup quarter-finals and send their opponents crashing out of the tournament.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
Imperious, clever, cruel and unhappy, Princess Margaret is described by Craig Brown as “the one who wasn’t,” “the second-born, the also-ran.”
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2018
Imperious but witty, Claire wears a diamond necklace and a white fur-trimmed coat; she carries a cane.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015
Imperious and impetuous, she glides elegantly around the stage as if on casters before disintegrating like a broken wind-up toy in a display of comic precision balanced by emotional heart.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2012
But say, endur’st thou willing their controul Imperious, or because the people, sway’d By some response oracular, incline Against thee?
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
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