His wife behaved domineeringly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : domineering parents. From Dictionary.com.
But the looker-on may sit too long and hold forth too curiously and domineeringly for his own health. From Wordnik.com. [The Common Reader, Second Series] Reference
'Do you know who I am?' he growled, thrusting his head forward and staring domineeringly at his shrinking prey. From Wordnik.com. [The Conan Chronicles]
Becau5e he'd been domineeringly male about the whole q, thing, and I can't stand being treated like a helpless fej male. From Wordnik.com. [Too Many Bosses]
The sailors laughed jeeringly'stocky, bearded Argosseans to a man-and one, whose richer dress and air of command proclaimed him captain, folded his arms and said domineeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour of the Dragon]
The sailors laughed jeeringly " stocky, bearded Argosseans to a man " and one, whose richer dress and air of command proclaimed him captain, folded his arms and said domineeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Bloody Crown of Conan]
The sailors laughed jeeringly - stocky, bearded Argosseans to a man - and one, whose richer dress and air of command proclaimed him captain, folded his arms and said domineeringly: 'We found you lying on the sands. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour Of The Dragon]
The sailors laughed jeeringly - stocky, bearded Argosseans to a man - and one, whose richer dress and air of command proclaimed him captain, folded his arms and said domineeringly: ` We found you lying on the sands. From Wordnik.com. [The Conan Chronicles]
Male or female, if we have a leader who cannot control their emotions (NH and now this), we are going to have a really hard time getting the leaders of domineeringly patriarchal countries to give the respect needed. carl. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Clinton chokes up in CNN interview] Reference
She was getting impatient; the whole of her being was setting positively, undeniably, domineeringly brushing aside all this unnecessary trifling (Peter Walsh and his affairs) upon that subject which engaged her attention, and not merely her attention, but that fibre which was the ramrod of her soul, that essential part of her without which Millicent Bruton would not have been. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Dalloway] Reference
The voice of the fur-merchant came in domineeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Centaur] Reference
Mimi Smith, is respectable, strict and domineeringly present. From Wordnik.com. [Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk] Reference
We walked along the sidewalks amidst the comfortable bustle, past the proud Parliament building and the elegant Chateau Frontenac, built in the 19th century, with its turrets and towers rising domineeringly above the rest of the city buildings. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Instantly the clatter of mastery to which I had responded so quickly for so many years grew perceptibly fainter, the hens cackled less domineeringly, the pigs squealed less insistently, and as for the strutting cockerel, that lordly and despotic bird stopped fairly in the middle of a crow, and his voice gurgled away in a spasm of astonishment. From Wordnik.com. [The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment] Reference
She found from the children and nurse that about a year ago, just after the loss of the baby, there had been a most unsuccessful visit at Castle Blanch; father and little ones had been equally miserable there in the separation of the large establishment, and Lucilla had been domineeringly petted by her youngest cousin, Horatia, who chose to regard her as a baby, and coerced her by bodily force, such as was intolerable to so high-spirited a child, who was a little woman at home. From Wordnik.com. [Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster] Reference
" he growled, thrusting his head forward and staring domineeringly at his shrinking prey. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian]
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