2 uses
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Definition
essential and urgent
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request
or more rarely: (in grammar) a sentence that expresses a command or request
- We think of Rome, imperial, imperious, imperative.Episode 7 — Aeolus (45% in)
- —Come here, Tommy, his sister called imperatively.Episode 13 — Nausicca (4% in)
There are no more uses of "imperative" in Ulysses by James Joyce.
Typical Usage
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