Dictionary Entry
authoritative
authoritative is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
13 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
- 2adjective
Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
- 3adjective
sanctioned by established authority
"an authoritative communique"
"the authorized biography"
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- 4adjective
having authority or ascendancy or influence
"an important official"
"the captain's authoritative manner"
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- 5adjective
of recognized authority or excellence
"the definitive work on Greece"
"classical methods of navigation"
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