imperiosus

Latin > English

imperiosus imperiosa, imperiosum ADJ :: powerful, domineering, masterful; dictatorial, imperious

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

impĕrĭōsus: (less correctly inp-), a, um, adj. imperium,
I possessed of command, far-ruling, mighty, powerful, puissant (class.).
I In gen.: urbes magnae atque imperiosae, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 2: populi, Cic. Or. 34, 120: imperiosissima civitas, Aug. Civ. Dei, 15, 19 (cf. Verg. A. 1, 284): dictatura, Liv. 7, 40, 9; cf. virga, i. e. the fasces, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 32: quisnam igitur liber? sapiens, sibi qui imperiosus, who has dominion over himself, Hor. S. 2, 7, 83; cf. Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 62: imperiosissimae humanae mentis artes (religio, astrologia, medicina), id. 30, 1, 1, § 1: risus habet vim nescio an imperiosissimam, Quint. 6, 3, 8. —
II In partic.
   A In a bad sense, imperious, domineering, tyrannical: cupiditas honoris quam dura est domina, quam imperiosa, Cic. Par. 5, 3, 40: nimis imperiosus philosophus, id. Fin. 2, 32, 105: paedagogi, Quint. 1, 1, 8: imperiosus atque impotens, Sen. Ben. 3, 28 fin.: imperiosi nobis ipsis et molesti sumus, id. Q. N. 4 praef.: Proserpina, Hor. S. 2, 5, 110: quojus cibo iste factust imperiosior, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 26: imperiosius aequor, Hor. C. 1, 14, 8: familia imperiosissima et superbissima, Liv. 9, 34, 15.—Hence,
   B Impĕrĭōsus, i, m., a surname of the dictator L. Manlius Torquatus and his son, the consul T. Manlius Torquatus, on account of their severity, Liv. 7, 3, 4; 7, 4, 7; Sen. Ben. 3, 37; Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 60; Plin. 22, 5, 5, § 8; Liv. 4, 29, 6; cf. Manlius.—Hence, adv.: impĕrĭōsē, imperiously, tyrannically (ante- and postclass.): non severe, non imperiose praecepit, Gell. 2, 29, 1; Charis. 202, 11: paene imperiosius quam humanius, Varr. ap. Non. 287, 20.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

impĕrĭōsus,¹² a, um (imperium),
1 qui commande, dominateur : Cic. Or. 120 ; Liv. 7, 40, 9 ; Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 32 ; -sissimus Quint. 6, 3, 8
2 impérieux, hautain, tyrannique : Cic. Par. 40 ; Fin. 2, 105 ; -sior Pl. Capt. 806 ; Hor. O. 1, 14, 8.

Latin > German (Georges)

imperiōsus, a, um (imperium), I) herrschend, gebietend, mächtig, populus, Großmacht, Cic.: dictatura, Liv.: virga, die Faszes, Ov.: imperiosissimi XII fasces, Val. Max.: m. Genet., artes imperiosissimae humanae mentis, Plin.: imper. sui, Plin., u. sibi, Hor., über sich. – II) im üblen Sinne, gebieterisch, herrisch, tyrannisch, philosophus, Cic.: familia imperiosissima, Liv.: übtr., imperiosius aequor, Hor.: carmina, Zauberformeln, Lucan.: cupiditas, Cic.

Latin > Chinese

imperiosus, a, um. adj. c. s. :: 好命人。嚴者。— sibi 嚴自管束。Aequor imperiosius 多暴.風之海。