Peremptoriness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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