
peremptory
adj 1: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually
unwarranted power; "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" [syn: {autocratic}, {bossy},
{dominating}, {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}]
2: not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory
tones"; "peremptory commands"
3: putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory
decree"
Source: WordNet® 2.0