imperiously
In commanding fashion
Imperiously means in a domineering or haughty manner, as if expecting unquestioning obedience.
Someone who speaks imperiously issues commands rather than requests: She imperiously waved him away.
The word suggests the arrogance of absolute rulers—treating others as subjects rather than equals.
With excessive pride
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- superciliouslyActing superior to others
condescendingly · patronizingly · snobbishly · pompously · loftily · high-handedly · overbearingly · presumptuously
With authoritative presence
- authoritativelyWith confident expertise
- dictatoriallyIn domineering manner
- domineeringlyIn an overbearing manner
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
tyrannically · autocratically · magisterially · masterfully · bossily · dogmatically · peremptorily · heavy-handedly
In a menacing way
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercivelyBy compulsion or pressure
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
dauntingly · overwhelmingly · overpoweringly · sternly · fiercely · severely · harshly · ruthlessly
arrogantly
With excessive pride
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
superciliously · condescendingly · patronizingly · snobbishly · pompously · loftily · high-handedly · overbearingly · presumptuously · scornfully
commandingly
With authoritative presence
- authoritativelyWith confident expertise
- dictatoriallyIn domineering manner
- domineeringlyIn an overbearing manner
despotically · tyrannically · autocratically · magisterially · masterfully · bossily · dogmatically · peremptorily · heavy-handedly · unilaterally
threateningly
In a menacing way
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercivelyBy compulsion or pressure
forcefully · dauntingly · overwhelmingly · overpoweringly · sternly · fiercely · severely · harshly · ruthlessly
- arrogant adverbshaughtily, smugly, pompously, condescendingly, disdainfully
imperiouslyhumbly
Without pride or arrogance
meekly · submissively · modestly · deferentially · obediently
imperiouslymodestly
In humble manner
humbly · unpretentiously · self-effacingly · unassumingly · sheepishly