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Spell Bee Word: imperious


Basic Details

Word: Imperious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Proud and bossy, expecting other people to obey at once.

Synonyms: bossy, domineering, overbearing, haughty

Antonyms: humble, meek, modest

How to Spell Imperious

Syllables: im - pe - ri - ous

Tricky part: The ending is ious, so an i comes before ous. Imperius and impereous are frequent mistakes.

Watch out for: imperius, impereous, empirious

Memory tip: Imperious ends just like furious: imper + ious. An imperious boss makes everyone furious.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The imperious queen expected everyone to bow when she entered.

Example 2: With an imperious wave of his hand, the manager sent us away.

Example 3: Her imperious tone made the younger children nervous.

Fun Fact

Imperious comes from the Latin imperium, the power to command, which also gave English the word empire.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: imperious

a) domineering
b) humble
c) haughty
d) bossy

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b) humble. A humble person does not order others about, unlike an imperious one.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) victorious
b) previous
c) imperius
d) glorious

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c) imperius. The ending needs an i before ous, as glorious and victorious show.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

moupiersi

a) impervious
b) imperious
c) imperial
d) empires

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b) imperious. Impervious needs a v and imperial an a and l, so these nine letters spell imperious.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which line sounds the most imperious?

a) Thank you so much for waiting.
b) Fetch my bag at once and do not keep me waiting.
c) Could you help me carry this, please?
d) Take your time, there is no hurry.

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b) Fetch my bag at once and do not keep me waiting.

2. Which word comes from the same Latin root as imperious?

a) impulse
b) impress
c) empire
d) import

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c) empire

Associated Words

dominantcompetitivehavochumilityfascinate
monarchaffirmbashfulliteracychairperson

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