Imperious and Servile

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Imperious adjective - Fond of ordering people around.

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Servile is an antonym for imperious in bossy topic.

Servile adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

Usage example: had always maintained a servile attitude around people with money

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Imperious is an antonym for servile.

Nearby Words: servility, servitude, servilely

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