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The words "imperiously" and "unsparing" means a strong person in terms of vision and decision making when it is used for leaders, famous people etc.
‘Imperious’ adjective - like an emperor = high-handed, domineering, overbearing, arrogant. U ‘unsparing’ adjective - without limits (verb to spare = to refrain from doing something / to limit what you use / to not spend all your money / have extra remaining).
The word "imperiously" is nearly completely useless and can be thrown out here. "Unsparing" means severe, merciless, and relentless. Imperiously just modifies that to be even more severe by saying it he gives it with a demanding / expecting to be listened to obeyed tone.
Nov 21, 2019 · Verbal. No other contemporary poet’s work has such a well-earned reputation for (i)_________, and there are few whose moral vision is so imperiously unsparing. Of late, however, the almost belligerent demands of his severe and densely forbidding poetry have taken an improbable turn.
I wasn't 100% sure what imperiously meant, however I made a judgment and an educated guess that I didn't think it would completely reverse or change the meaning of what unsparing meant. It's probably a word meant to add more emphasis to the usage of "unsparing".
unsparing (in something) not caring about people’s feelings. She is unsparing in her criticism. an unsparing portrait of life in the slums
UNSPARING meaning: 1. showing no kindness and no wish to hide the unpleasant truth: 2. extremely generous with money…. Learn more.
