IMPOSING
ADJECTIVES
► BELLISAND elegant; of imposing appearance → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BURLY stately, dignified, of noble or imposing presence or appearance → a1400 obs.
► MAGNIFIC imposing by vastness or dignity → 1558
► MAGNIFICAL imposing by vastness or dignity → 1572 arch.
► MAGNITUDINOUS involving greatness of scale; great, magnificent, imposing → 1803
► TEN-CARAT big; impressive; imposing → 20C US sl.
► VOGIE of things: imposing, grand, ostentatious → 1722 Sc.
► WALLIE ► WALLY of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing → 1500-20 Sc.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BELLONA a spirited woman of commanding presence; an imposing and strong-willed woman; a courageous woman; a heroine → 1820
► DEAD NAIL a shrewd, imposing criminal; a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition → E19 sl.
► DUCHESS a woman of imposing demeanour or showy appearance → 1699 sl.
► NAIL a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition → 1812 sl.
► NAILING RASCAL a shrewd, imposing criminal; a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition → E19 sl.
► NAILS a shrewd, imposing criminal; a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition → E19 sl.
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