Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being imperative or obligatory; absolute requirement.
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- noun The state or condition of being
imperative .
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- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- noun the quality of being insistent
Etymologies
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Examples
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At the same instant the trainer spoke with sharp imperativeness and raised his whip, while the men on the outside lifted their irons and advanced them intimidatingly into the cage.
CHAPTER XXIX 2010
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"What's got into you, anyway?" she demanded, with a lame attempt at imperativeness.
THE APOSTATE 2010
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Both had been troubled and roused, and they were drawing together with the sharpness and imperativeness of uniting elements.
Chapter 2 2010
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The man's voice leaped to a higher pitch and was sharp with imperativeness.
All Gold Cañon 2010
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The man's voice leaped to a higher pitch and was sharp with imperativeness.
All Gold Canon 2010
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In it was all the imperativeness of reproof and command and all the solicitous insistence of love.
CHAPTER IV 2010
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"What's got into you, anyway?" she demanded, with a lame attempt at imperativeness.
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Marcia longed, with almost the imperativeness of a longing to sneeze, to allude directly to Stephen.
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The key is Pepsi understands the imperativeness of being a "corporate citizen" -- mingling your business's goals with a wider goal of social good.
Naomi Hirabayashi: Key Highlights from Mashable's Social Good Summit for United Nations Week 2010
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The key is Pepsi understands the imperativeness of being a "corporate citizen" -- mingling your business's goals with a wider goal of social good.
Naomi Hirabayashi: Key Highlights from Mashable's Social Good Summit for United Nations Week 2010
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