English

Pronunciation
ipacregion|Canada ipac|��θor��teɪt�v|en-ca-synth-authoritative.ogg|CA synth
(UK) IPA|/���θ�ɹɪt�tɪv/

Adjective
authoritative

1. arising or originating from a figure of authority

#: the authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron

1. highly accurate; definitive

#: Wiktionary is, of course, the authoritative dictionary of the modern age

1. in a commanding manner

#: he instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his

Translations
Albanian: autoritar
Italian: autorevole

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Adverb
authoritatively

1. to act in an authoritative manner

#: he swaggered about the deck authoritatively

Noun
authoritativeness

1. the state of being authoritative

#: his authoritativeness infused us all with fear

1. the degree to which a thing is authoritative

#: the book's authoritativeness is dubious

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