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   au·thor·i·ta·tive

   /əˈTHôrəˌtādiv/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable: "clear, authoritative information and advice" Similar reliabledependabletrustworthygoodsoundauthenticvalidwell foundedattestedcertifiedverifiableaccuratefactualfrom the horse's mouthOpposite unreliable
   • ▪ (of a text) considered to be the best of its kind and unlikely to be improved upon: "the authoritative study of mollusks" Similar definitivemost reliablebestmost scholarlyclassicauthorizedaccreditedrecognizedacceptedapprovedsanctioned
   • 2. commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed: "his voice was calm and authoritative" Similar self-assuredassuredself-confidentconfidentsure of oneselfcommandingimposingmasterfulmagisteriallordlyassertivedogmaticperemptoryarrogantdominatingdomineeringimperiousoverbearingbossyauthoritarianOpposite timiddiffident
   • ▪ proceeding from an official source and requiring compliance or obedience: "authoritative directives"

   Derivatives

   • 1. authoritativeness noun

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