imperious

Words with a similar base: imperious

'imperious'

[disdainful.s.02] as in: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer

Examples:
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
haughty aristocrats
his lordly manners were offensive
walked with a prideful swagger
very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
a more swaggering mood than usual

Origins

					imperious (English)
└── imperiosus (Latin)
    ├── -osus (Latin)
    └── imperium (Latin)
        └── impero (Latin)

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