Peremptorily

//pəˈɹɛmpt(ə)ɹəli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay.

    "He was peremptorily summoned to see the commanding officer."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an imperative and commanding manner wordnet

Synonyms

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imperativelyimperativelymasterfullysharplyshortshortly

Example

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"Accordingly, as he chose to live in the same house where his father and his grandfather had dwelt before him, he peremptorily, if quietly, refused all offers looking toward the purchase of the lot of ground—though it was now worth five or six times its former value."

Etymology

From peremptory + -ly.

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