Imperious /(?)/

Im·pe·ri·ous

Imperious

a.
  1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.]
    Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness, Imperious.
  2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner.
    This imperious man will work us all From princes into pages.
    His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon made him conspicuous.
  3. Imperative; urgent; compelling.
    Imperious need, which can not be withstood.