peremptory

  1. Adjective.  (legal) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  2. Adjective.  Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  3. Adjective.  (obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn. (defdate, 16th-18th c.) .
  4. Adjective.  Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial. (defdate, from 17th c.) .

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