peremptory
adjective | /peremptory/
an order, command, etc., that you must obey without any questions or excuses
peremptory
adjective | /peremptory/
Advanced WordsHARDan order, command, etc., that you must obey without any questions or excuses
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"Her boss issued a peremptory instruction: finish the report by noon."
"The judge gave a peremptory ruling that left no room for debate."
Mnemonic Trick
PEREMPTORY → PER+EMPTY: imagine an order so final it leaves no room (empty) for reply.
Etymology
From Latin peremptorius “decisive, final.”
Carries sense of finality and lack of appeal.
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