authoritative

authoritative has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 13.

Definitions

• a.. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
• a.. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
• a.. sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
• a.. having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
• a.. of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"