The Only Use of
imperative
in
The Great Gatsby
- Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced; wedging his tense arm imperatively under mine, Tom Buchanan compelled me from the room as though he were moving a checker to another square.†
p. 11..4
Definition:
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(imperative) essential and urgent
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request