imperiousness

By then, his very name had become a synonym for imperiousness.

She edged her voice with the imperiousness of a command.

"You've no right to give orders here," she said, surprising herself with her imperiousness.

When asked about influences, she begged innocence - or imperiousness.

I bridled for a second at the imperiousness of the gesture.

The imperiousness in his voice made the policeman stop.

There was a professional imperiousness about it which thrust her along with invisible force.

Perhaps the imperiousness of that command had its effect, for he withdrew a pace or two.

What could have been an expression of national will is thus left looking a bit like White House imperiousness.

"And this is my office," Lara said with matching imperiousness.

When the time of meeting her husband came to hand, she must carry things off with high-handed imperiousness.

She had none of the imperiousness of a human infant.

However, his imperiousness also ruffled the feathers of people, which caused conflicts.

"Very good," Hubert remarked with the proper note of imperiousness.

And she's got friends in high places who won't take kindly to imperiousness on your part."

From imperiousness she had changed easily to contented and almost passive acceptance.

Rather, he reports James's egoism, imperiousness, and lack of judgement.

Such imperiousness suggests that with every perversion there is an equally strong aversion.

Now in the sixth decade of an extraordinarily productive career, she has earned the right to a certain imperiousness.

One hoof stamped with a certain imperiousness, and he shook his mane at her.

The audience cheers, but as captured in close-up, her imperiousness is disquieting.

Jardine was known for his legendary imperiousness and pride.

I think all the arrogance and imperiousness went out of Maxil that day.

All her imperiousness had gone out of her.

Said with all her imperiousness and might.