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IMPERIOUS
(adj.) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines", "haughty aristocrats", "his lordly manners were offensive", "walked with a prideful swagger", "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette", "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air", "a more swaggering mood than usual"
synonyms : disdainful , haughty , lordly , overbearing , prideful , sniffy , supercilious , swaggeringThe imperious villain usually dies in the hand of hero in most of the movies. -added by bluegenetic
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Mnemonics for imperious
(Tag: ) Imperious: can be remembered with "imperial army" (soldiers in STAR WARS wearing white body suit). others were expected to obey them
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