Imperious vs Stubborn - What's the difference?
imperious | stubborn | Related terms |
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
* 1866 – , translated by C. J. Hogarth
Urgent.
* 1891 –
(obsolete) Imperial or regal.
* 1895 –
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
Imperious is a related term of stubborn.
As adjectives the difference between imperious and stubborn
is that imperious is domineering, arrogant, or overbearing while stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.imperious
English
Adjective
(-)- ...she glanced about her in an imperious , challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied.
- Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth.
- She was quick, beautiful, imperious , while he was quiet, slow, and misty.
Synonyms
* (domineering) authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, domineering, overbearingstubborn
English
Adjective
(er)- He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
- Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
