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In literature, "peremptory" is often employed to convey an uncompromising, absolute quality in speech or action. Authors use it to describe a tone or gesture that brooks no argument—a voice that is immediate and commanding, as when Dostoyevsky signals a decisive moment in a character’s speech ([1]) or when Dickens portrays a command that leaves no room for defiance ([2]). The term also appears in more formal or poetic settings, where it underscores the resolute or urgent nature of orders or language itself, as seen in Shakespeare’s emphatic declarations ([3], [4]) and even in discussions of grammatical imperatives ([5], [6]). This usage imbues written dialogue and exposition with an air of finality and authority that propels the narrative forward.
  1. There was such a peremptory note in Katya's voice that Ivan, after a moment's hesitation, made up his mind to go back with Alyosha.
    — from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  2. However much astonished I might be, I was sensible that I had no right to refuse compliance with such a peremptory command.
    — from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
  3. To-morrow be in readiness to go- Excuse it not, for I am peremptory.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  4. What peremptory eagle-sighted eye Dares look upon the heaven of her brow That is not blinded by her majesty?
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  5. less peremptory uses of, 257; to express purpose, 262.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  6. The second and third persons of the imperative are used to express peremptory commands and prohibitions.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

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