Both Uses of
imperative
in
The Scarlet Letter
- Pearl, looking at this bright wonder of a house began to caper and dance, and imperatively required that the whole breadth of sunshine should be stripped off its front, and given her to play with.†
Chpt 7 *
- "I profess, madam," answered the clergyman, with a grave obeisance, such as the lady's rank demanded, and his own good breeding made imperative—"I profess, on my conscience and character, that I am utterly bewildered as touching the purport of your words!†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(imperative) essential and urgent
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request