domineering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
    tyrannize; tyrannise; domineer.
    • her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her
  2. adjective tending to domineer

WordNet

Dom`i*neer"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Ruling arrogantly; overbearing.
    A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. Blackw. Mag.
    Syn. -- Haughty; overbearing; lordly. See Imperious. -- Dom`i*neer"ing*ly, adv.

Webster 1913