Thesaurus: peremptory

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1. a. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
2. a. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.
3. a. Firmly determined; unawed.
4. adj. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
5. adj. not allowing contradiction or refusal
6. adj. putting an end to all debate or action
7. 1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final. Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory designs to get thither. Jer. Taylor. 2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical. Be not too positive and peremptory. Bacon. Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. Shak. 3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] Shak. Peremptory challenge (Law) See under Challenge. -- Peremptory mandamus, a final and absolute mandamus. -- Peremptory plea, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar. Syn. -- Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express; arbitrary; dogmatical.
8. j:100 s. not allowing contradiction or refusal s. putting an end to all debate or action