authoritative
English
/ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv/, /əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv/
adj
Definitions
- Arising or originating from a figure of authority
- Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
- Having a commanding style.
Etymology
Suffix from English authority.
Origin
English
authority
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiauthority English
- authoritarian English
- authoritatively English
- authoritativeness English
- authority English
- authorityless English
- authoritywise English
- inauthoritative English
- multiauthority English
- nonauthoritative English
- unauthoritative English
- Authorität German
- オーソリティー Japanese
- auctorite Middle English
- atoriti Tok Pisin