Both Uses
peremptory
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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- "Why has this been sent to my house?" he asked peremptorily, holding up the volume.†
Chpt 3 *peremptorily = in a manner that does not allow contradiction or refusal
- "Now, Miss Flirt, before you go down," he said peremptorily.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(peremptory) not allowing contradiction or refusal
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)