Both Uses of
imperative
in
The House of Mirth
- Dorset, as if in obedience to Lily's imperative bidding, had actually returned in time for a late dinner on the yacht.†
Chpt 2.3 *
- That obligation discharged, she would have but a thousand dollars of Mrs. Peniston's legacy left, and nothing to live on but her own small income, which was considerably less than Gerty Farish's wretched pittance; but this consideration gave way to the imperative claim of her wounded pride.†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
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(imperative) essential and urgent
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request