peremptorily

adverb

pe·​remp·​to·​ri·​ly pəˈrem(p)t(ə)rə̇lē 

-li sometimes pə¦rem(p)¦tōr- or ¦perəm(p)¦tōr- or -tȯr-

: in a peremptory manner : haughtily, imperatively

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