peremptoriness
- a word derived from peremptory.
Example Sentences
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Covering not just movies and television but also theater and cabaret, Reed, a Southerner who seemed as much a part of Manhattan as the skyline, lorded over the arts with a homogenizing mainstream peremptoriness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
It seemed, as she spoke it, introduced simply to add peremptoriness to her forbiddance.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Theodore pushed back his chair from the table with a harsh peremptoriness, startling them all.
From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
And again the new note of peremptoriness rang in her voice, and her mother stopped suddenly short like a scolded child.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
Nature had claimed him at last, and the lateness of her call had only increased the force and peremptoriness of her demands.
From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell
