imperatively

English

Adverb

imperatively (comparative more imperatively, superlative most imperatively)

1. In an imperative manner.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13

     --Come here, Tommy, his sister called imperatively. At once! And you, Jacky, for shame to throw poor Tommy in the dirty sand. Wait till I catch you for that.

References

• imperatively in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• imperatively in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913