peremptoriness
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9.9
- noun
- /pəˈrɛmptərɪnəs/
- Formal
- He spoke with a peremptoriness that indicated he expected everyone to follow his orders without question.
Examples
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I must insist on that, Caro. " (E) "I'm sure Ezra can hide it in the swamp or something," I said, amused and not a little annoyed at her peremptoriness.
Fiction book (1998) -
African Sculptures in Private Italian Collections (Carini 2004:78). Nonetheless, for all its peremptoriness, Vigorelli's assertion is incontrovertible.
Academic text (2010) -
"I have always found the peremptoriness of installations irritating, and being decoyed among the 40-foot-high displays put me into an uncooperative mood not conducive to appreciating art.
Academic text (1999) -
The manager's peremptoriness during the meeting made it clear that no objections would be tolerated.
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Her peremptoriness on the project left little room for input from the team members.
Synonyms
2
5.1
A strong, clear, and confident quality in speech, action, or physical strength
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5.1
A strict, serious attitude that does not allow bad behavior
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9.3
Trying to control others and acting like you are more important
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7.2
A quality of being respected and trusted so people accept your decisions
1
7.9
A tendency to tell people what to do and give instructions
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8.3
Being too bossy and trying to control other people
Being overly controlling and not listening to others
Antonyms
How Commanding
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9.3
- Formal
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9.9
7
4.6
5
3.2
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6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
peremptoriness = peremptory (transparent) = peremptory + ness
A straightforward noun formed with the productive suffix '-ness' from the adjective 'peremptory', so the meaning (the quality of being peremptory) is directly derived.
Etymology
The word peremptoriness comes from Latin parts per- 'completely' and emere 'to take'. That's why someone with peremptoriness seems to 'take away' the chance to refuse or argue.