peremptorily
/pəˈɹɛmpt(ə)ɹəli/adverb
peremptorily is spelled P-E-R-E-M-P-T-O-R-I-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, peremptorily means “In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peremptorily?
| Letters | 12: P-E-R-E-M-P-T-O-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is peremptorily?
Peremptorily appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce peremptorily?
- UK /pəˈɹɛmpt(ə)ɹəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peremptorily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peremptorily
- more peremptorily comparative
- most peremptorily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peremptorily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay.
He was peremptorily summoned to see the commanding officer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peremptorily come from?
From peremptory + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).