adjective · rare

peremptory

peremptory · more peremptory · most peremptory

остаточний, авторитарний, категоричний, владний

категоричный, безапелляционный, догматический, повелительный

entschieden, unabweisbar

Precluding debate or expostulationPrecluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal.

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/pəˈɹɛmptəɹi/

» There was no point in arguing after such a peremptory command.

Meaning

5 senses

Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal.
unabweisbar, entschieden
безапелляцио́нныйbezapelljaciónnyj, категори́чныйkategoríčnyj
безапеляційнийbezapeljacijnyj, остаточнийostatočnyj
Of a date or deadline, absolutely requiring compliance or attendance; brooking no further delay; proceeding whether a party attends or not; final.
As this trial has now been postponed multiple times, there will be an adjournment to April 24, peremptory on the parties.
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
догмати́ческийdogmatíčeskij
догматичнийdohmatyčnyj, категоричнийkatehoryčnyj
Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.
повели́тельныйpovelítelʹnyj
владнийvladnyj, авторитарнийavtorytarnyj
(obsolete)Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn.

More definitions

putting an end to all debate or action
not allowing contradiction or refusal
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

Examples

3 sentences

There was no point in arguing after such a peremptory command.
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NB. This saying is a bit peremptory.
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“Request nothing of ME, my lord,” said the stranger, in a stern and peremptory tone; “I am the Master of Ravenswood.”
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal:

positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic:

imperious, dictatorial:

Русский

By meaning 3

law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal:

positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic:

imperious, dictatorial:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman peremptorie, parentorie et al. (Modern French péremptoire), and its sour

From Anglo-Norman peremptorie, parentorie et al. (Modern French péremptoire), and its source, Latin peremptōrius (“deadly; precluding debate, decisive”), from perimō (“destroy, thwart”), from per- (“thorough”) + emō (“to obtain, buy”).

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