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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: authoritative, -authoritative-
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WordNet (3.0)
authoritative(adj) having authority or ascendancy or influence, Syn. important, Example: an important official; the captain's authoritative manner
authoritative(adj) of recognized authority or excellence, Syn. definitive, classic, classical, Example: the definitive work on Greece; classical methods of navigation
authoritative(adj) sanctioned by established authority, Syn. authorized, authorised, Example: an authoritative communique; the authorized biography
authoritatively(adv) in an authoritative and magisterial manner, Syn. magisterially, Example: she spoke authoritatively

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Authoritative

a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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