Definition of Autharitative
Au*thor"i*ta*tive (&?;), a.
1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled
to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.
Barrow.
2. Having an air of authority; positive;
dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the
insipid mirth of the other.
Swift.
-- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- arising or originating from a figure of authority
the authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron
- highly accurate; definitive
Wiktionary is, of course, the authoritative dictionary of the modern age
- in a commanding manner
he instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his
- to act in an authoritative manner
he swaggered about the deck authoritative
- the state of being authoritative
his authoritativeness infused us all with fear
- the degree to which a thing is authoritative
the book's authoritativeness is dubious
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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