imperious
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Imperious as Perrin is when she is on song - and it really is a sight to behold - she is still searching for consistency.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
Imperious and spiteful, the hard-nosed Lucious has always ruled with an iron fist.
From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2015
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
Imperious and capricious, she had a temper which would not brook restraint.
From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne
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