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English

Pronunciation

  • {{ipac|əˈθorəˌteɪtəv|en-ca-synth-authoritative.ogg|CA synth}}
  • (UK) IPA: /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/


Adjective

authoritative

  1. arising or originating from a figure of authority
  2. : the authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron
  3. highly accurate; definitive
  4. : Wiktionary is, of course, the authoritative dictionary of the modern age
  5. in a commanding manner
  6. : he instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his


Translations


Adverb

authoritatively

  1. to act in an authoritative manner
  2. : he swaggered about the deck authoritatively


Noun

authoritativeness

  1. the state of being authoritative
  2. : his authoritativeness infused us all with fear
  3. the degree to which a thing is authoritative
  4. : the book's authoritativeness is dubious


es:authoritative fr:authoritative io:authoritative it:authoritative pt:authoritative fi:authoritative ta:authoritative te:authoritative vi:authoritative zh:authoritative

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.
1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to
obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
[1913 Webster]

The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.
--Barrow.
[1913 Webster]

2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;
peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
[1913 Webster]

The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the
insipid mirth of the other. --Swift.
[1913 Webster] -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet authoritative
adj 1: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important
official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn:
important]
2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work
on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: classical,
definitive]
3: sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative
communique"; "the authorized biography" [syn: authorized,
authorised]
Moby Dictionary
Christian , Daedalian , absolute , absolutist , absolutistic , accepted ,
accurate , acquainted with , adept , adroit , approved , apt , arbitrary ,
aristocratic , armipotent , arrogant , artistic , ascendant , assuring ,
at home in , at home with , attested , authentic , authenticated ,
authoritarian , authorized , autocratic , binding , bossy , bravura ,
brilliant , canonical , cathedral , certified , charismatic , charming ,
circumstantiated , clean , clever , clothed with authority , cogent ,
commanding , competent , conclusive , confined , confirmed ,
consequential , considerable , consistent , controlling , conventional ,
conversant with , convictional , convincing , coordinated , correct ,
crack , crackerjack , cunning , customary , cute , daedal , decisive ,
deft , dependable , despotic , determinative , dexterous , dextrous ,
dictated , dictatorial , didactic , diplomatic , doctrinaire ,
documented , dogmatic , dominant , domineering , duly constituted ,
dynamic , effective , effectual , efficacious , eminent , empowered ,
enchanting , energetic , estimable , evangelical , ex cathedra ,
ex officio , excellent , expert , factual , faithful , familiar with ,
fancy , feature , featured , feudal , firm , forceful , forcible ,
formulary , good , goodish , governing , graceful , great , grinding ,
handy , hard and fast , hegemonic , hegemonistic , high-handed ,
high-potency , high-powered , high-pressure , high-tension ,
imperative , imperial , imperious , important , impressive , in force ,
in power , indisputable , influential , informed in , ingenious ,
instructive , intimate with , irrefutable , irresistible , just ,
knowledgeable , lawful , leading , learned , legal , legitimate ,
limited , literal , logical , lordly , magisterial , magistral ,
magnetic , mandatory , master of , masterful , masterly , mighty ,
mighty in battle , momentous , monocratic , neat , no mean ,
of the faith , official , operative , oppressive , orthodox ,
orthodoxical , overbearing , overruling , peremptory , personable ,
persuasive , politic , potent , powerful , preceptive , preeminent ,
prepotent , prescribed , prescript , prescriptive , prestigious ,
professional , proficient , proficient in , prominent , proper , proven ,
puissant , quick , quite some , ranking , ready , received , regulation ,
reliable , repressive , reputable , resourceful , restricted , right ,
rubric , ruling , sanctioned , satisfactory , satisfying , scholarly ,
scriptural , self-consistent , senior , severe , skillful , slick ,
solid , some , sound , specialist , specialistic , specialized ,
standard , statesmanlike , statutory , strict , striking , strong ,
strong in , stylish , suasive , substantial , sufficient , superior ,
suppressive , supreme , sure , tactful , technical , telling , textual ,
the compleat , the complete , totalitarian , traditional ,
traditionalistic , true , true-blue , trustable , trustworthy ,
truthful , tyrannical , tyrannous , unrefutable , up on , valid ,
validated , verifiable , verified , veritable , versed in , vigorous ,
virtuoso , vital , weighty , well-done , well-founded , well-grounded ,
well-read in , winning , workmanlike


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