2023-03-30 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด I – Imperious & imperial

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง Imperious = ‘im-PEER-ee-uhs’

ออกเสียง Imperial = ‘im-PEER-ee-uhl’

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Imperious & imperial

These words are derived from the same Latin term 

and share a meaning of “domineering,” “overbearing,” “dictatorial”: 

“The judge had an Imperious (or imperial) manner in court.” 

 

Originally, Imperious meant “befitting or suitable to an emperor or ruler” 

as in Shakespeare’s lines from Hamlet; 

“Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay, 

Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.”

 

Now, Imperious is more often used to mean “imperative” or “urgent”: 

“There is an Imperious need for food in this stricken area.” 

 

One might speak of an Imperious dictator who lives 

in the imperial capital city of his country.

 

 

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

imperious

tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; 

dictatorial; overbearing: 

behaving in an imperious way; 

urgent; imperative: 

an imperious requirement

Not to be confused with:

imperial – relating to an empire, emperor, or empress: 

an imperial ruler; 

regal; outstanding in quality

imperil– risk, jeopardize, 

hazard, chance; to put in peril or danger: 

imperil the safe outcome of an action

 

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for imperious

MASTERFUL, DOMINEERING, IMPERIOUS, PEREMPTORY, IMPERATIVE 

mean tending to impose one's will on others. 

 

MASTERFUL implies a strong personality 

and ability to act authoritatively.  

her masterful personality soon dominated the movement  

DOMINEERING suggests an overbearing 

or arbitrary manner and an obstinate determination 

to enforce one's will.  

children controlled by domineering parents  

IMPERIOUS implies a commanding nature or manner 

and often suggests arrogant assurance.  

an imperious executive used to getting his own way  

PEREMPTORY implies an abrupt dictatorial manner 

coupled with an unwillingness to brook disobedience or dissent.  

given a peremptory dismissal  

IMPERATIVE implies peremptoriness arising more from 

the urgency of the situation than from an inherent will to dominate.  

an imperative appeal for assistance