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2 definitions found 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]: authoritatively adv : in an authoritative manner; "she spoke authoritatively" [syn: {with authority}, {magisterially}]
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