peremptorily

1. 1.

   in an imperative and commanding manner

   Synonymsimperatively

Questions about peremptorily

What does peremptorily mean?

peremptorily means "in an imperative and commanding manner".

How many syllables are in peremptorily?

peremptorily has 5 syllables: pe-remp-to-ri-ly. The stress falls on "to".

What is another word for peremptorily?

Close synonyms include imperatively. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peremptorily a common word?

peremptorily is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.