Difference between revisions of "Authoritative"

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===Definition===
 
===Definition===
1 a: having or proceeding from authority : official <authoritative church doctrines> b: showing evident authority : definitive <a most authoritative literary critique>2: dictatorial 2
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1 a: having or proceeding from [[authority]] : official <authoritative church doctrines> b: showing evident authority : definitive <a most authoritative literary critique>2: dictatorial 2
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun
 
— au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun
  
 
[[Category: General Reference]]
 
[[Category: General Reference]]

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au·thor·i·ta·tive

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Pronunciation

\ə-ˈthär-ə-ˌtā-tiv, ȯ-, -ˈthȯr-\

Function

adjective

Date

1605

Definition

1 a: having or proceeding from authority : official <authoritative church doctrines> b: showing evident authority : definitive <a most authoritative literary critique>2: dictatorial 2 — au·thor·i·ta·tive·ly adverb — au·thor·i·ta·tive·ness noun