Perfunctory vs. Peremptory
Difference Between Perfunctory and Peremptory
Perfunctory➦
(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort
he gave a perfunctory nod
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Peremptory➦
insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way
‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply
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Perfunctory➦
Done routinely and with little interest or care
The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
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Peremptory➦
Subject to no further debate or dispute; final and unassailable
a peremptory decree.
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Perfunctory➦
Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.
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Peremptory➦
Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative
The officer issued peremptory commands.
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Perfunctory➦
Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
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Peremptory➦
Offensively self-assured; imperious or dictatorial
a swaggering, peremptory manner.
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Perfunctory➦
Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.
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Peremptory➦
(legal) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal
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Perfunctory➦
Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions.
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Peremptory➦
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
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Perfunctory➦
Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
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Peremptory➦
(obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn.
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Perfunctory➦
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy
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Peremptory➦
Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.
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Perfunctory➦
as a formality only;
a one-candidate pro forma election
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Peremptory➦
(law) A challenge to the admission of a juror, without the challenger needing to show good cause.
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Peremptory➦
Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory designs to get thither.
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Peremptory➦
Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.
Be not too positive and peremptory.
Briefly, then, for we are peremptory.
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Peremptory➦
Firmly determined; unawed.
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Peremptory➦
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
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Peremptory➦
not allowing contradiction or refusal;
spoke in peremptory tones
peremptory commands
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Peremptory➦
putting an end to all debate or action;
a peremptory decree
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