imperiously

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpɪriəsli/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpɪəriəsli/
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in a commanding and arrogant manner

The boss spoke imperiously, expecting everyone to follow his orders without question.

translation

adv. in a commanding and arrogant manner

Synonyms

pompously adv. 自大地 huffily adv. 生气地 brashly adv. 冒失地, 招摇地 superciliously adv. 傲慢地 haughtily adv. 傲慢地 audaciously adv. 大胆地 loftily adv. 傲慢地 contemptuously adv. 轻蔑地 brazenly adv. 厚颜无耻地 scornfully adv. 轻蔑地 arrogantly adv. 傲慢地 proudly adv. 骄傲地, 壮丽地 boldly adv. 大胆地, 醒目地

Antonyms

submissively adv. 顺从地 meanly adv. 刻薄地, 吝啬地, 寒酸地 abjectly adv. 可悲地, 卑微地 deferentially adv. 恭敬地 humbly adv. 谦逊地, 卑微地 meekly adv. 温顺地 sheepishly adv. 尴尬地 modestly adv. 适度地, 谦虚地, 得体地 lowly adj. 低微

Similar Words

impetuously adv. 冲动地 ingeniously adv. 巧妙地 imperious adj. 专横的