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

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

From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell

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

From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

Now off with you, child,' with laughing peremptoriness; and Mollie only paused to kiss her friend and whisper that she was quite happy now, as she would have her all to herself the next day.

From Lover or Friend by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

Only when by signs I could make clear what I wanted could I do anything with him; then I could sometimes put enough peremptoriness in my voice to bring him to heel.

From A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia by Kendall, Elizabeth Kimball