imperiosus

impĕrĭōsus (less correctly inp-), a, um, adj. [imperium], 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 (806): 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 post-class.): non severe, non imperiose praecepit, Gell. 2, 29, 1; Charis. 202, 11: paene imperiosius quam humanius, Varr. ap. Non. 287, 20.

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.

imperiosus [CL] 1 masterful, commanding obedience or respect: a (of man.); b (of woman); c (of deity or sim.); d (of abstr. or fig.). a Guillelmus Rufus Albionis rex ‥ ~us et audax atque militaris erat Ord. Vit. VIII 8 p. 315.  b [BVM] ~a ‥ hera Eadmer Virt. 583D (v. 2 era 2); sic imperiosa virago [sc. Penthesilea] / degladiata ruit J. Exon. BT VI 648.  c ~us Deus, qui cuncta potenter gubernat, nihil in cassum proponit. dixit enim et facta sunt Netter DAF II 12v. 1.  d majestatem secum reputat ~am Osb. Clar. V. Ed. Conf. 10 p. 84; timor ‥ ne tot probabilium virorum ~e auctoritati et populorum religiose devotioni videretur resultare W. Malm. Wulfst. I 12; illa ~a virago, libido videlicet, in carne hominis petulans, a poetis vocatur tyrannus nature Fortescue NLN I 28. 2 (of voice) masterful, commanding. b (of order, law, or sim.) peremptory. ~o illo, cui nullus obsistebat, oris tonitruo G. Steph. 4.  b de athlete inhibitione ~a H. Bos. Thom. VI 5 tit.; telluri servare fidem, Neptune, teneris: / lex reprimit fluctus imperiosa tuos Neckam DS IV 281; 1249 rex ‥ ab abbatibus ‥ juvamen pecuniare et prioribus precibus ~is postulavit M. Par. Min. III 43 (cf. id. Maj. V 49: missis ‥ literis suis argumentosas et ~as preces continentibus ut ipsum juvarent ‥ auxilio pecuniari). 3 imperious, domineering (in quots., of abstr.). ~us amor dominandi V. Will. 271 (v. dissimilitudo b); oppressere diu populos communis egestas, / imperiosa fames sollicitusque timor Neckam Poems 124. 4 imposing, impressive. castra speciosa tentoriaque ~a ‥ disposuerat Ord. Vit. IX 7 p. 503.

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.

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

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imperiōsus (inp-) adj.with comp.and sup.

• imperium, possessed of command, far-ruling, mighty, powerful, puissant: urbes: dictatura, L.: virga, i. e. the fasces, O.: sibi qui imperiosus, lord of himself, H.—Arbitrary, domineering, tyrannical: domina: Proserpina, resistless, H.: imperiosius aequor, H.: familia imperiosissima, L.