The Collaborative International Dictionary
Authoritativeness
Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.
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Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.
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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. [1913 Webster] -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Wiktionary
authoritativeness
n. 1 The quality of possessing authority. 2 The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
Usage examples of "authoritativeness".
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