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Italian
Etymology
From Latin imperiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.peˈrjo.zo/, (traditional) /im.peˈrjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: im‧pe‧rió‧so
Adjective
imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosi, feminine plural imperiose)
- imperious, peremptory
- urgent, impelling
Latin
Adjective
imperiōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of imperiōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ri‧o‧so
Adjective
imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosos, feminine plural imperiosas, metaphonic)
- imperious; authoritarian
- urgent
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin imperiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impeˈɾjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: im‧pe‧rio‧so
Adjective
imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosos, feminine plural imperiosas)
- urgent, imperious
- Synonyms: urgente, apremiante
- ineluctable, inescapable
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