imposing
adjUS /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/ · UK /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/
1
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
- an imposing presence
- an imposing building
3 more examples
- The castle was an imposing sight on the hilltop.
- He had an imposing figure and a deep voice.
- Considerable remains of that terminus still exist, and it does not appear to have been a very imposing place.1957 September 23, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 613:
- Derived terms
- imposingly, imposingness, unimposing