Authoritatively

//ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an authoritative manner; with authority.

    "He has, of course, the right to speak authoritatively, and he laughs at my theory that there was a crack in Pansay's head and a little bit of the Dark World came through and pressed him to death."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an authoritative and magisterial manner wordnet

Synonyms

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highlymagisteriallymightilypowerfully

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"The Latin language has always been held in very high esteem by the Catholic Church and by the Roman Pontiffs. They have assiduously encouraged the knowledge and dissemination of Latin, adopting it as the Church’s language, capable of passing on the Gospel message throughout the world. This is authoritatively stated by the Apostolic Constitution Veterum Sapientia of my Predecessor, Blessed John XXIII."

Etymology

From Middle English auctoritatively, auctoritativeli; compare Medieval Latin auctoritātīve; equivalent to authoritative + -ly.

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