adv
Meaning 1
In an authoritative manner; with authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
authoritatively
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪvli/
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US: /ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 TH AO2 R AH0 T EY1 T IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in an authoritative and magisterial manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she spoke authoritatively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: magisterially
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English auctoritatively, auctoritativeli; compare Medieval Latin auctoritātīve; equivalent to authoritative + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: autoritàriament — in an authoritative manner
- Czech: autoritativně — in an authoritative manner
- Esperanto: aŭtoritate — in an authoritative manner
- Finnish: auktoritatiivisesti — in an authoritative manner
- Hungarian: mérvadóan — in an authoritative manner
- Italian: autorevolmente — in an authoritative manner
- Polish: autorytatywnie — in an authoritative manner
- Spanish: con autoridad — in an authoritative manner
- Spanish: autoritativamente — in an authoritative manner