Familiar and Imperious

Familiar

Familiar adjective - Showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty.
Usage example: rather too familiar for a first-time guest in our home, the woman kept asking how much we paid for this or for that

Imperious and familiar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imperious" instead an adjective "Familiar".

Imperious

Imperious adjective - Fond of ordering people around.

Familiar and imperious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Familiar" instead an adjective "Imperious".

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