peremptory meaning and definition

PEREMPTORY adjective

Definition of peremptory (adjective)

1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
   • "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
   • synonyms: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial
2. not allowing contradiction or refusal
   • "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands"
3. putting an end to all debate or action
   • "a peremptory decree"