peremptorily

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Prosecutors peremptorily strike those whom they believe are likely to acquit.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2022

That means entertaining heterodox ideas in the first place, which means fighting the urge to peremptorily dismiss them when they strike us as odd or threatening.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2020

The department has found that good applicants are too hard to find, and it must be willing to talk with people who would have been peremptorily rejected in the past.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2018

It is hard to find a parallel in recent Indian electoral history when all the luminaries of a governing party have been so peremptorily dismissed.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2013

“What is all this?” demanded another voice peremptorily; and Mrs. Reed came along the corridor, her cap flying wide, her gown rustling stormily.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë