peremptorily
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9.8
- adverb
- /pəˈrɛmp.tə.rə.li/
- Formal
:
de manera perentoria
- "Have the courtesy to quote me exactly," he added peremptorily.
- demanded peremptorily
Examples
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The SdP, acting under orders from Hitler, peremptorily rejected the plan.
Blog text (18) -
For the most part, they are either sloughed off or dealt with peremptorily.
Academic text (2014) -
When he tried to talk, she shushed him peremptorily.
Fiction book (1997) -
Even Ember had to go, summoned peremptorily by her mother.
Fiction book (1994) -
Permission was harshly denied, and Maria was peremptorily ordered to remove herself from Dillenburg.
Academic text (1999) -
Even in the brief run of the workshop, it was not unusual for a messenger to appear at the door, peremptorily calling the session to an unexpected end.
Academic text (1993) -
The nurse gestured peremptorily for the tray and, choosing the cup of broth, held it to the boy's lips.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nine men stood milling around in the room, peremptorily summoned there by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Blog text (31) -
The St. Ignatius Institute of the University of San Francisco, one of the country's premier great-books programs, found its makeup, if not its existence, in jeopardy when the university's president peremptorily fired its leaders to make way for his own appointees.
Academic text (2002) -
The manager peremptorily insisted that all employees attend the meeting without exception.
Synonyms
49
3.5
In a strong way that uses a lot of power
38
5.5
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
1
8.6
To speak in a commanding way that expects people to obey
1
7.6
In a firm way that tells people what to do
1
5.8
To act in a strong, confident way that shows authority
Antonyms
How Commanding
Surface Forms
Morphology
peremptorily = peremptory (transparent) = peremptory + ly
Standard adjective->adverb formation from 'peremptory' with a minor orthographic adjustment (y->i); meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
Peremptorily comes from Latin parts per- meaning 'completely' and empt- meaning 'to take', a root you see in exempt. So to act peremptorily is to 'take away' any choice — to decide or order in a final, commanding way that leaves no chance to refuse.