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Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-poh-zing
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpoʊ zɪŋ

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Définition of imposing

Origin :
  • "that impresses by appearance or manner," 1786, from present participle of impose (v.). Related: Imposingly.
  • adj impressive
Example sentences :
  • He did not believe in imposing an uncompensated burden upon any man.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Mallyan's Spout is the most imposing, having a drop of about 76 feet.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • They could not help smiling at Fritz as he frisked about in his imposing rose-collar.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Never had Christian war assumed a more splendid or imposing aspect.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It is insane, admirable, imposing; and it makes one feel proud.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Here, undoubtedly, imposing ceremonies were often performed.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
  • Pee-wee could see the imposing procession as far down as the bend.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • What an advantage has an imposing or forward nature over a courteous one!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I had not been in the house an hour, when an imposing Embassy arrived from him.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • The situation of the city is not as imposing as that of Liege.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

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