authoritative
IPA: ʌθˈɔrʌteɪtɪv
adjective
- 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.
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Examples of "authoritative" in Sentences
- The feel of the paper is very authoritative.
- It still remains the authoritative work on the marine chronometer.
- The article should point to the authoritative source, the registrar.
- Put some of the more informational and authoritative links at the top.
- It is an authoritative exhaustive reply to the other side of the issue.
- It is authoritative for the purposes for which the Census uses the data.
- The authoritative interpretation of the concerto belongs to Ida Haendel.
- For the article to be authoritative, the credibility of the writers do count.
- That's the name of the Acts, and the term used in authoritative documentation.
- The authoritative parent is responsive to the child's needs but not indulgent.