Both Uses of
imperative
in
The Call of the Wild
- There was imperative need to be constantly alert; for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men.
p. 27.7 *imperative = essential
- She appealed to everybody and to everything, finally wiping her eyes and proceeding to cast out even articles of apparel that were imperative necessaries.†
p. 105.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(imperative) essential and urgent
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, in grammar, imperative describes a sentence that expresses a command or request.