Deacon often portrayed pompous, prissy, and/or imperious figures in film and television. He played favorites and was imperious, frosty, and quarrelsome. The Countess was also known for her imperious personality and quick temper. She is singularly bold, somewhat imperious, and active of mind. Suleyman's imperious character, however, turned his Balkan vassals against him. Her imperious uncle scoffs at her warnings. The sound of these imperious little-princess voices blended in idle chitchat is plangent, evocative. Hot-blooded and somewhat imperious, Basil was also generous and sympathetic. They had a reputation for being imperious and angry. Presiding over them all is Gran, the imperious Muriel. She was known be quite imperious and quick-tempered. She then appears, and with a single imperious gesture, orders the execution to continue. This phrase is usually spoken to the Imperious leader in the old series by Centurions. I got out stiff-legged and ivory-handed, quoting all the imperious lines I could remember. He can, however, be imperious, grave, and terrible.