imperiously

[ im-peer-ee-uhs-lee ]

/ ɪmˈpɪər i əs li /

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adverb

in a domineering or haughty manner:She held out her hand imperiously, but the messenger did not immediately hand over the letter.

in an imperative way; urgently: The need to be accepted can be felt as imperiously as the needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

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Origin of imperiously

non·im·pe·ri·ous·ly, adverbun·im·pe·ri·ous·ly, adverb

Some who worked with Stenger said he could be imperious, clashing at times with other staffers in part because he focused intensely on security rather than the office’s other priorities.
House security chief said lawmaker wariness of military at Capitol drove his resistance to early request for National Guard|Rosalind Helderman, Beth Reinhard, Karoun Demirjian, Carol D. Leonnig|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
There is something imperiously subversive about National Gallery.
Inside The Secret World of London’s National Gallery|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the same time he imperiously insisted on the submission of such Scots as had not yet joined him.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
She stamped her foot prettily, imperiously, vexed at my refusal to go out of that weird place the way I had entered.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell

"Put on these clothes at once," she said imperiously, knowing nothing of the volcanoes beneath the surface.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
He started forward, but Ollie called imperiously, "Hold on there a minute, I want to say something to you first."
The Shepherd of the Hills|Harold Bell Wright
The Malay bent his head from above downwards, and disentangling his right hand from his shawl, he pointed imperiously to the door.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems|Ivan Turgenev