PEREMPTORY


Meaning of PEREMPTORY in English

pe ‧ remp ‧ to ‧ ry /pəˈrempt ə ri/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: peremptorius , from perimere 'to take completely, destroy' ]

peremptory behaviour, speech etc is not polite or friendly and shows that the person speaking expects to be obeyed immediately:

a peremptory demand for silence

—peremptorily adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.