authoritatively
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪvli/ / /ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English auctoritatively, auctoritativeli; compare Medieval Latin auctoritātīve; equivalent to authoritative + -ly.
- In an authoritative manner; with authority.
“He has, of course, the right to speak authoritatively, and he laughs at my theory that there was a crack in Pansay's head and a little bit of the Dark World came through and pressed him to death.”
“The inability of Trump's own spokespeople to speak authoritatively on the president's thinking and actions -- a challenge even Trump himself has acknowledged -- has left the White House with an enormous credibility gap, and has tarnished the reputations of many of its most visible spokespeople.”