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peremptory Adjective 1. urgent or commanding: a peremptory knock on the door 2. expecting immediate obedience without any discussion: he gave peremptory instructions to his son 3. dogmatic [Latin peremptorius decisive] peremptorily adv
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| A girl, whose bed was at the inner end of the room, sighed under the heavy heat of the night--and said, in peremptory tones, "Is that Cecilia? Tom shook her off, and stopped again, saying in a peremptory tone, "Now, Maggie, you just listen. As he talked with his companion, little flashes of peremptory authority and dignity, which sat strangely upon one so tiny, caused the young woman at times to turn her head from him that he might not see the smiles which she could scarce repress. |
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