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peremptoriness

peremptoriness noun: the quality of being peremptory.

Noun

peremptoriness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being peremptory
    • 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.1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter 7, in The Mayor of Casterbridge
    • For suddenly the drum beat to quarters, which familiar sound happening at least twice every day, had upon the present occasion a signal peremptoriness in it.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 23, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.

Origin of peremptoriness

From peremptory + -ness.

Questions about peremptoriness

What does peremptoriness mean?
Peremptoriness means the quality of being peremptory.
What part of speech is peremptoriness?
Peremptoriness is a noun.

Words near peremptoriness in the dictionary

  1. peremption
  2. peremptions
  3. peremptorally
  4. peremptories
  5. peremptorily
  6. peremptoriness
  7. peremptory
  8. peremptory challenge
  9. peremptory challenges
  10. perempts
  11. Peremyshliany

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