Definition of Authoritatively

1. Adverb. In an authoritative and magisterial manner. "She spoke authoritatively"

Exact synonyms: Magisterially
Partainyms: Authoritative, Magisterial

Definition of Authoritatively

1. Adverb. In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Authoritatively

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Authoritatively

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authoritativeness
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Literary usage of Authoritatively

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lux Mundi: A Series of Studies in the Religion of the Incarnation by Charles Gore (1890)
"These it teaches authoritatively. Its conduct is exactly analogous to that of a parent teaching the moral law to his children; teaching the commandments ..."

2. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"Such an officer may authoritatively communicate his opinions, and in many ways make your station more easy and reputable to you than it can have been under ..."

3. The Works of John Owen by John Owen (1826)
"He is given freely ; sent authoritatively. The sin against the Holy Ghost, whence unpardonable. How we ash the Spirit of the father. To grieve the Spirit, ..."

4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of the City of by John Duer, New York (State). Superior Court (New York) (1855)
"Newell. of witnesses, their means of knowledge, and their capacity to speak authoritatively, are concerned. ..."

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