peremptory
11peremptory — adjective Etymology: Middle English peremptorie, from Anglo French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin peremptorius, from Latin, destructive, from perimere to take entirely, destroy, from per thoroughly + emere to take more at redeem Date: 15th… …
12peremptory — peremptorily, adv. peremptoriness, n. /peuh remp teuh ree, per euhmp tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. 1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command. 2. imperious or dictatorial. 3. positive or assertive in speech, tone …
13peremptory — adjective formal 1 peremptory behaviour, speech etc is not polite or friendly and shows that the person speaking expects to be obeyed at once: a peremptory tone of voice 2 a peremptory command must be obeyed peremptorily adverb …
14peremptory — /pəˈrɛmptri / (say puh remptree), / təri/ (say tuhree) adjective 1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command. 2. imperious or dictatorial. 3. Law a. that precludes or does not allow debate, question, etc.: a… …
15peremptory — adjective /pəˈɹɛmptəɹi/ a) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final …
16peremptory — pe|remp|to|ry [pəˈremptəri] adj formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: peremptorius, from perimere to take completely, destroy ] peremptory behaviour, speech etc is not polite or friendly and shows that the person speaking expects to be obeyed …
17peremptory — [[t]pəre̱mptəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) Someone who does something in a peremptory way does it in a way that shows that they expect to be obeyed immediately. [FORMAL] With a brief, almost peremptory gesture he pointed to a chair …
18peremptory — adjective 1) a peremptory reply Syn: brusque, imperious, high handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding, dictatorial, autocratic, overbearing, dogmatic, arrogant, overweening, lordly, magisterial, authoritarian; emphatic …
19peremptory — per•emp•to•ry [[t]pəˈrɛmp tə ri[/t]] adj. 1) leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command[/ex] 2) imperious or dictatorial 3) positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc 4) law Law. a) law precluding or… …
20peremptory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. commanding, arbitrary, tyrannical, dogmatic; compulsory, binding; absolute, decisive, conclusive. See authority, compulsion, severity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not subject to revision] Syn. fixed …
