Peremptoriness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being peremptory uncountable

    "Mrs. Stannidge thereupon said with a considerate peremptoriness that she and her mother had better take their own suppers if they meant to have any."

Example

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"Mrs. Stannidge thereupon said with a considerate peremptoriness that she and her mother had better take their own suppers if they meant to have any."

Etymology

From peremptory + -ness.

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