English-Thai Dictionary

authoritative

ADJ ซึ่ง มีอำนาจ สนับสนุน  ซึ่ง แสดงถึง อำนาจ  well-supported sueng-mee-am-nad-sa-nab-sa-nun

 

authoritative

ADJ ซึ่ง เชื่อถือได้  ซึ่ง ไว้ใจได้  trustworthy reliable sueng-chuea-thue-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AUTHORITATIVE

a. 1. Having due authority.
2. Having an air of authority; positive; peremptory.

 

AUTHORITATIVELY

adv. In an authoritative manner; with a show of authority; with due authority.

 

AUTHORITATIVENESS

n.The quality of being authoritative; an acting by authority; authoritative appearance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AUTHORITATIVE

AUTHORITATIVE Au *thor "i *ta *tive, a.

 

1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow.

 

2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone. The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. Swift. -- Au *thor "i *ta *tive *ly, adv -- Au *thor "i *ta *tive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

authoritative

au thor i ta tive |əˈTHôriˌtātiv, əˈTHär -əˈθɔrəˌteɪdɪv | ▶adjective 1 able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable: clear, authoritative information and advice | an authoritative source. • (of a text ) considered to be the best of its kind and unlikely to be improved upon: the authoritative study of mollusks. 2 commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed: she had an authoritative air | his voice was calm and authoritative. • proceeding from an official source and requiring compliance or obedience: authoritative directives. DERIVATIVES au thor i ta tive ly adverb, au thor i ta tive ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

authoritative

authoritative |ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪtɪv | ▶adjective 1 able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable: clear, authoritative information and advice | an authoritative source. • (of a text ) considered to be the best of its kind and unlikely to be improved upon: this is likely to become the authoritative study of the subject. 2 commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed: his voice was calm and authoritative. • proceeding from an official source and requiring compliance or obedience: authoritative directives. DERIVATIVES authoritatively adverb, authoritativeness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

authoritative

authoritative adjective 1 authoritative information: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, sound, authentic, valid, attested, verifiable; accurate. ANTONYMS unreliable. 2 the authoritative edition: definitive, most reliable, best; authorized, accredited, recognized, accepted, approved, standard, canonical. 3 his authoritative manner: assured, confident, assertive; commanding, masterful, lordly; domineering, imperious, overbearing, authoritarian; informal bossy. ANTONYMS diffident, timid.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

authoritative

authoritative adjective 1 authoritative information | an authoritative source: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, good, sound, authentic, valid, well founded, attested, certified, verifiable; accurate, factual, from the horse's mouth. ANTONYMS unreliable. 2 the authoritative edition: definitive, most reliable, best, most scholarly; classic; authorized, accredited, recognized, accepted, approved, sanctioned. 3 his authoritative manner: self-assured, assured, self-confident, confident, sure of oneself; commanding, imposing, masterful, magisterial, lordly, assertive, dogmatic, peremptory, arrogant, dominating, domineering, imperious, overbearing, bossy, authoritarian. ANTONYMS timid, diffident.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

authoritative

au thor i ta tive /əθɔ́ːrətèɪtɪv |ɔːθɔ́rɪtətɪv /形容詞 1 〈人 態度 口調などが 〉権威ありげな, 命令的な, 横柄な ▸ speak in an authoritative voice 命令口調で話す 2 〈人 情報などが 〉権威のある, 信頼できる ▸ information from an authoritative source 信頼できる筋からの情報 3 〈決定などが 〉当局の, 官憲の, 権威筋からの .～ly 副詞 権威を持って, 命令的に .～ness 名詞