单词 | peremptory |
释义 | peremptory —peremptorily, adv. —peremptoriness, n. /peuh remp"teuh ree, per"euhmp tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. 1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command. 2. imperious or dictatorial. 3. positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc. 4. Law. a. that precludes or does not admit of debate, question, etc.: a peremptory edict. b. decisive or final. c. in which a command is absolute and unconditional: a peremptory writ. [1505-15; < L peremptorius final, decisive, lit., deadly, destructive (deriv. of perimere to take away fully, destroy, slay), equiv. to per- PER- + em-, base of emere to buy, orig. to take + -torius -TORY1, with intrusive p] Syn. 2. arbitrary, dogmatic, domineering. |
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