peremptory[adjective]Synonyms:- imperative, absolute, binding, compelling, decisive, final, obligatory
- imperious, authoritative, bossy
(informal), dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, overbearing
Related Words: certain,
positive,
decided,
decisive,
absolute,
fixed,
uncompromising,
obstinate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pe‧remp‧to‧ry /pəˈrempt
əri/
adjective formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Latin;
Origin: peremptorius, from perimere 'to take completely, destroy']
peremptory behaviour, speech etc is not polite or friendly and shows that the person speaking expects to be obeyed immediately:
a peremptory demand for silence—peremptorily adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲