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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•thor•i•ta•tive /əˈθɔrɪˌteɪtɪv, əˈθɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. - having or showing authority;
official:authoritative orders. - supported by evidence and accepted;
able to be trusted: the authoritative account of the story. - having an air or appearance of authority:an authoritative manner.
au•thor•i•ta•tive•ly, adv. au•thor•i•ta•tive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•thor•i•ta•tive (ə thôr′i tā′tiv, ə thor′-),USA pronunciation adj. - having due authority;
having the sanction or weight of authority:an authoritative opinion. - substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field:an authoritative edition of Shakespeare; an authoritative treatment of a subject.
- having an air of authority;
accustomed to exercising authority;
positive;
peremptory;
dictatorial:said with an authoritative air.
- authorit(y) + -ative 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . official.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . dogmatic, authoritarian.
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