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PEREMPTORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Putting an end to all debate or action
Example:
a peremptory decree
Classified under:
Similar:
decisive (determining or having the power to determine an outcome)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not allowing contradiction or refusal
Example:
peremptory commands
Classified under:
Similar:
imperative (requiring attention or action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Example:
a swaggering peremptory manner
Synonyms:
autocratic; bossy; dominating; high-and-mighty; magisterial; peremptory
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
domineering (tending to domineer)
