Peremptory
[pə'rem(p)t(ə)rɪ;'perɪm-] or [pə'rɛmptəri]
Definition
(adj.) putting an end to all debate or action; 'a peremptory decree' .
(adj.) not allowing contradiction or refusal; 'spoke in peremptory tones'; 'peremptory commands' .
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Definition
(a.) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
(a.) Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.
(a.) Firmly determined; unawed.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Decisive, express, authoritative, categorical, imperative, positive, absolute.[2]. Dogmatical, arbitrary, despotic.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Decisive, express, absolute, authoritative, arbitrary, dogmatical, imperious,despotic, positive
ANT:Suggestive, entreative, mild, postulatory, hortatory
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Definition
adj. preventing debate: authoritative: dogmatical: final determinate: fully resolved or determined: that must be done.—adv. Per′emptorily.—n. Per′emptoriness.
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Examples
- Mrs. Bretton, though a commanding, and in grave matters even a peremptory woman, was often passive in trifles: she allowed the child her way. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When quite close to them she spoke a single Martian word in low but peremptory tones. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The girl stamped her little foot in a peremptory manner. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I assured his lordship that I should not like him a bit the better for dirtying his hands or his gloves with my muddy shoes: but he was peremptory. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The man hesitated, and appeared in much confusion; but the duke was peremptory. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Yes, on that point she was peremptory. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Yet the man is peremptory and secret: his secrecy vexes me. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Tea ready, I was going to approach the table; but she desired me to sit still, quite in her old peremptory tones. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The governor's orders wos peremptory. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thee very hour approached, and Worcester had not obeyed his father's peremptory summons to come up to town and attend as evidence against me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Of course, after such a peremptory order as this, Miss Sharp, the governess, received commands to dine with the illustrious company below stairs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Dana, then in Chattanooga, informing him that unless prevented Rosecrans would retreat, and advising peremptory orders against his doing so. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But Fred did not go to Stone Court the next day, for reasons that were quite peremptory. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I insist upon it that your father shall not know, unless I choose to tell him, added Lydgate, with a more peremptory emphasis. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He was peremptory. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It is the peremptory military spirit which prevails in the government of honour. Plato. The Republic.
- Robert himself was peremptory in obliging her to remain. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I imagine not, sir--I imagine not,' said Mr. Pickwick, in a very peremptory tone. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He was quite peremptory, both in look and voice. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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