peremptory, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
autocratic bossy dominating high-and-mighty magisterial peremptory
sample sentences
"an autocratic person""autocratic behavior"
"a bossy way of ordering others around"
"a rather aggressive and dominating character"
"managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"
"a swaggering peremptory manner"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
putting an end to all debate or action
<adj.all>
peremptory
not allowing contradiction or refusal
<adj.all>
peremptory
sample sentences
"spoke in peremptory tones""peremptory commands"
semantic pointers
similar to