Both Uses of
peremptory
in
Crime and Punishment
- He kept trying to say something to her; he began moving his tongue with difficulty and articulating indistinctly, but Katerina Ivanovna, understanding that he wanted to ask her forgiveness, called peremptorily to him: "Be silent!†
Chpt 2.7
- Now he was peremptory, stern, frowning and for once laying aside all mystification.†
Chpt 4.5 *
Definition:
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(peremptory) not allowing contradiction or refusal