imperiose

Italian

Adjective

imperiose

  1. Feminine plural of adjective imperioso.

Latin

Alternative forms
  • inperiōsē

Etymology

From imperiōsus (“mighty, powerful; imperious, tyrannical”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /im.pe.riˈoː.seː/, [ɪm.pɛ.rɪˈoː.seː]

Adverb

imperiōsē (comparative imperiōsius, no superlative)

  1. imperiously, tyrannically

References
  • imperiose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • imperiose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.