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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Authoritative \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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}]
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