Both Uses of
peremptory
in
Atlas Shrugged
- The impatient tone, the peremptory movement with which she sat down were a confession of weakness: by the rules of their unwritten language, one did not assume a demanding manner unless one were seeking a favor and had no value-no threat-to barter.†
Chpt 3.4
- Dr. Stadler asked in the courteously peremptory tone of an order.†
Chpt 3.9 *
Definition:
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(peremptory) not allowing contradiction or refusal