Adjective: imperious im'peer-ee-us
- Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
"The imperious manager barked orders at his subordinates";
- disdainful, haughty, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy [informal], supercilious, swaggering, orgulous [archaic], toplofty [US, informal], fastuous [archaic]
See also: proud
Encyclopedia: Imperious