Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authoritatively

/ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: au-thor-i-ta-tive-ly
IPA: /ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an authoritative manner; with authority.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: auctoritatively

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/
British English: /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪvli/

Inflected Forms

more authoritatively (comparative) most authoritatively (superlative)

Synonyms

magisterially

Rhymes With

creatively administratively natively qualitatively

Questions

How do you pronounce authoritatively?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪvli/.
What does authoritatively mean?: In an authoritative manner; with authority.
Where does authoritatively come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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