All 5 Uses of
peremptory
in
War and Peace
- Next day Davout rode out early and, after asking Balashev to come to him, peremptorily requested him to remain there, to move on with the baggage train should orders come for it to move, and to talk to no one except Monsieur de Castres.†
Chpt 9 *
- "Stop it!" he exclaimed peremptorily.†
Chpt 11
- When, awakened from his sleep, he received that cold, peremptory note from Kutuzov, he felt the more irritated the more he felt himself to blame.†
Chpt 11
- "Here, take the child!" said Pierre peremptorily and hurriedly to the woman, handing the little girl to her.†
Chpt 11
- "Again!" she commanded, pointing with a peremptory gesture to the spot where Nicholas had placed the kiss.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(peremptory) not allowing contradiction or refusal