domineering

a domineering person

Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.

Many of her women friends also had domineering husbands.

the article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her out of context.

submissive children can be cowed by a look of disapproval. Tobully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior:

" The hoover roared into life, domineering the room like a proud king."

The youngest child of a wealthy, highly cultured but domineering steel magnate.

" I don't mean to be domineering, " he said.

They are very domineering and cannot endure independence in others.

His dominion was so domineering that nobody could bear it.

He changes gears with a domineering gesture of his hand.

We might also add that some bios said she was domineering and overbearing, sometimes a recipe for disaster.

Hadley was on a visit to the big city from St. Louis, having led a sheltered life under the influence of a domineering mother.

But the decline of US power, emergence of alternative lenders, and the IMF's reputation as a domineering taskmaster has left it an anomalous position.

" The hoover roared into life, domineering the room" -dominating the room, becoming the center of attention in the room-" like a proud king" .