peremptoryin a sentence
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The judge issued a peremptory order, leaving no room for debate or discussion.peremptory = not allowing contradiction or refusal
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Her tone was peremptory, preventing argument or disagreement.
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Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart. (source)
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As I was saying—" But Charles Wallace held up his hand in a peremptory gesture.† (source)
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For many African Americans, the use of wholly discretionary peremptory strikes to select a jury of twelve remained a serious barrier to serving on a jury.† (source)
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It was widely felt, in Savannah at least, that Adler's manner was bombastic and peremptory, that he was an autocrat, and that he stepped on toes needlessly.† (source)
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This she says to the two women on the sofa, her usual peremptory rough-cut slapdash manner, and as usual she gets away with it.† (source)
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BERENGER peremptorily switches it off But in the distance other trumpetings, like echoes, can be heard.]† (source)peremptorily = in a manner that does not allow contradiction or refusal
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As she progressed with her practice, she was surprised to see how steadily and surely the awe which had kept her tongue reverent and her manner humble toward her young master was transferring itself to her speech and manner toward the usurper, and how similarly handy she was becoming in transferring her motherly curtness of speech and peremptoriness of manner to the unlucky heir of the ancient house of Driscoll.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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She cast an eye shrewdly on him as she said this last, and when he didn't reply she tapped the spoon against the rim of the bowl in peremptory fashion.† (source)
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Prof thought we ought to send out a gentle warning not to eliminate so peremptorily.† (source)
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[This invitation she gives with a genial peremptoriness, his anxiety to please her clearly striking her as a sign of weakness of character on his part† (source)
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"Ah!" said Seivarden, sharp and peremptory.† (source)
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"Turner!" he said, peremptorily.† (source)
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For suddenly the drum beat to quarters, which familiar sound happening at least twice every day, had upon the present occasion a signal peremptoriness in it.† (source)
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If not, Diana could choose to use one of her peremptory strikes.† (source)
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