7 definitions by Skater218
1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
2. imperious or dictatorial.
3. positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
4. Law.
a. that precludes or does not admit of debate, question, etc.: a peremptory edict.
b. decisive or final.
c. in which a command is absolute and unconditional: a peremptory writ.
2. imperious or dictatorial.
3. positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
4. Law.
a. that precludes or does not admit of debate, question, etc.: a peremptory edict.
b. decisive or final.
c. in which a command is absolute and unconditional: a peremptory writ.
The person was such a shame to the town that the mayor told him in a peremptory tone that he had to leave and never come back.
by Skater218 May 17, 2007
by Skater218 May 17, 2007
1. the act or process of exhorting.
2. an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.
2. an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.
The girl told the lawyer about her adultery as if it was an exhortation and the lawyer mocked her for it.
by Skater218 May 17, 2007
1. demeanor; conduct; behavior.
2. the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.
2. the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.
by Skater218 May 17, 2007
The girl in a coma was delirious to how long it would take the doctors to vivify her from the terrible nightmare she was in.
by Skater218 May 17, 2007
1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
2. to speak abusively.
2. to speak abusively.
The priest reviled the young woman who had come to him after committing such a heinous crime such as adultery.
by Skater218 May 17, 2007
1. (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
2. timid; timorous; fearful.
3. (of things) vibratory, shaking, or quivering.
4. (of writing) done with a trembling hand.
2. timid; timorous; fearful.
3. (of things) vibratory, shaking, or quivering.
4. (of writing) done with a trembling hand.
by Skater218 May 17, 2007