peremptory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pəˈɹɛmptəɹi/ (UK)
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Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal.
there is no reason but if any of the outlawries be indeed without error, but it should be a peremptory plea to the person in a writ of error, as well as in any other action.
1596, Francis Bacon, Maxims of the Law, section II:
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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.
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Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
He marched under a placard reading "End Bossiness Now" but decided it was a little too peremptory, not quite British, so changed the slogan on subsequent badges, to "End Bossiness Soon."
2003, Andrew Marr, The Guardian, 6 Jan 03:
- (obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn.
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Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.
Though today (surveying that yellowing document) I shudder at the peremptory tone of the instructions I gave, Alastair - in that same volume in which I get chastised for my coverage of the Macmillan rally - was generous enough to remark that my memorandum became 'an office classic'.
1999 January 2, Anthony Howard, The Guardian, section 99:[…] less surprising than that he had been depressed by a book. Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart.
1925, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 1, in The Great Gatsby, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1953, →ISBN:Upon the other hand, there are a great many people who, having no private property of their own, and being always on the brink of sheer starvation, are compelled to do the work of beasts of burden, to do work that is quite uncongenial to them, and to which they are forced by the peremptory, unreasonable, degrading Tyranny of want.
1891, Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most peremptory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more peremptory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
peremptory challenge · overperemptory · peremptoriness · peremptorily · unperemptory
Relateds
Synonyms
conclusive · decisive · final · positive · absolute
Translations (63)
es perentorio (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · he חלוט (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · nl categorisch (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · kk әміршіл (imperious, dictatorial) · uk безапеляційний (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · ru догмати́ческий (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · uk догматичний (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · pl kategoryczny (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · fr dictatorial (imperious, dictatorial) · pl władczy (imperious, dictatorial) · fi ehdoton (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · uk авторитарний (imperious, dictatorial) · fr péremptoire (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · pl bezapelacyjny (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · pl despotyczny (imperious, dictatorial) · pt irrefutável (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · bg окончателен (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · it perentorio (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · es imperioso (imperious, dictatorial) · pl apodyktyczny (imperious, dictatorial) · cmn 強制的 /强制的 (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · nl peremptorisch (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · bg безапелационен (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · it irrefutabile (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · fi lopullinen (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · uk остаточний (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · nl beslist (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · cmn 強硬的 /强硬的 (imperious, dictatorial) · fr irréfutable (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · it inconfutabile (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · bg властен (imperious, dictatorial) · it tassativo (imperious, dictatorial) · uk категоричний (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · de unabweisbar (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · fr autoritaire (imperious, dictatorial) · uk владний (imperious, dictatorial) · ru повели́тельный (imperious, dictatorial) · es irrefutable (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · nl zonder verhaal (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · cmn 專橫的 /专横的 (imperious, dictatorial) · pl dyktatorski (imperious, dictatorial) · it imperioso (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · nl pertinent (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · pl dogmatyczny (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · nl onherroepelijk (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · de entschieden (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · pl zdecydowany (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · sh bespogovorno (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · bg безапелационен (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · fi ehdoton ((obsolete in English) firmly determined; obstinate) · fr sans appel (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · nl onverbiddelijk (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · es dictatorial (imperious, dictatorial) · es inapelable (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · es irrebatible (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · ru категори́чный (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · bg повелителен (imperious, dictatorial) · fr impérieux (imperious, dictatorial) · kk үзілді-кесілді (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · ru безапелляцио́нный (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · fr péremptoire (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal) · pl apodyktyczny (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic) · es autoritario (imperious, dictatorial)