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Nettie's haste and peremptoriness were mixed, if it must be told, with a little resentment against the world in general.

Theodore pushed back his chair from the table with a harsh peremptoriness, startling them all.

This law is almost without parallel in severity, peremptoriness, and defiant contempt for National authority.

"Sit down and warm yourself," he said, with a good-humored peremptoriness.

She spoke with the peremptoriness of a spoiled child, but the woman smiled pleasantly and did as she was bid.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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