imperiously
adverb
imperiously is an adverb meaning “In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y, and it appears about once in every 17 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does imperiously mean?
adverb
- 1
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
- 2
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of imperiously
- more imperiously comparative
- most imperiously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is imperiously?
Imperiously appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Imperiously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an imperious manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impérieusement |
| Portuguese | imperiosamente |
| Spanish | imperiosamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does imperiously come from?
From imperious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).