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Authoritatively

//ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli// adv

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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

Etymology

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

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