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imperiously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
im-pe-ri-ous-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.

adv

In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English imperious Middle English -ly English -ly English imperiously From imperious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more imperiously (comparative) most imperiously (superlative)

Questions

What does imperiously mean?
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
Where does imperiously come from?
Etymology tree English imperious Middle English -ly English -ly English imperiously From imperious + -ly.

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