a. | 1. | Laying as a duty; enjoining. | |||
2. | Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; | ||||
3. | Deceiving; deluding; misleading. | ||||
n. | 1. | (Print.) The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See Impose,
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Adj. | 1. | imposing - impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" |
2. | imposing - used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" Synonyms: distinguished, magisterial |