Authoritativeness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.
     1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to
        obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
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              The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.


                                                    --Barrow.
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     2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;
        peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
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              The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the
              insipid mirth of the other.           --Swift.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --
        {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.
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