(n) the state of demanding notice or attention, Syn.insistency, pressure, insistence, press, Example: the insistence of their hunger; the press of business matters
(adj) requiring attention or action, Ant.beseeching, Example: as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative; requests that grew more and more imperative
a. [ L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. impératif. See Perade, and cf. Empire. ] 1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. [ 1913 Webster ]
The suit of kings are imperative. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Gram.) Expressive of command, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood. [ 1913 Webster ]
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