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authoritatively

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪvli/ / /ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English auctoritatively, auctoritativeli; compare Medieval Latin auctoritātīve; equivalent to authoritative + -ly.

  1. 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.