peremptoriness

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Covering not just movies and television but also theater and cabaret, Reed, a Southerner who seemed as much a part of Manhattan as the skyline, lorded over the arts with a homogenizing mainstream peremptoriness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It seemed, as she spoke it, introduced simply to add peremptoriness to her forbiddance.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

The farmer, as soon as he could recover from his astonishment, passed the order on to his family and domestics with a peremptoriness no doubt considerably enhanced by his own lively fears.

From Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns by Webb, Archibald

The peremptoriness of the rebuke brought Phil’s head back from over his shoulder with the celerity of a recruit at the word “eyes right!”

From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram

"You sit down, Frank," she said, with a peremptoriness begot of her excitement.

From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell