peremptory

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈrɛmptəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈrɛmptəri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə remp′tə rē, per′əmp tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)

per•emp•to•ry /pəˈrɛmptəri/USA pronunciation adj.

leaving no opportunity or chance for denial or refusal:a peremptory command.
acting like a dictator in expecting orders to be obeyed:a peremptory boss.

per•emp•to•ry (pə remp′tə rē, per′əmp tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.

leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal;
imperative:a peremptory command.
imperious or dictatorial.
positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
Law
- Lawthat precludes or does not admit of debate, question, etc.:a peremptory edict.
- Lawdecisive or final.
- Lawin which a command is absolute and unconditional:a peremptory writ.

Latin peremptōrius final, decisive, literally, deadly, destructive (derivative of perimere to take away fully, destroy, slay), equivalent. to per- per- + em-, base of emere to buy, origin, originally to take + -tōrius -tory¹, with intrusive p
1505–15

per•emp′to•ri•ly, adv.
per•emp′to•ri•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

peremptory /pəˈrɛmptərɪ/ adj

urgent or commanding: a peremptory ring on the bell
not able to be remitted or debated; decisive
positive or assured in speech, manner, etc; dogmatic
- admitting of no denial or contradiction; precluding debate
- obligatory rather than permissive

Etymology: 16th Century: from Anglo-Norman peremptorie, from Latin peremptōrius decisive, from perimere to take away completely, from per- (intensive) + emere to takeperˈemptorily adv perˈemptoriness n

'peremptory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bark - demand - imperative - off - out - ultimatum - authoritative - aver - challenge - flat - fuck - maintain - masterful - peremptory challenge - peremptory exception - rebuff - summary

Synonyms: authoritative, uncompromising, absolute, finished, firm, more...

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