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You can use it when you want to describe someone as having a commanding presence or to emphasize the strength of something they said or did. For example, "His speech was authoritative, and no one disagreed with his opinion."
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was authoritative
adjective
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
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He was authoritative.
He was authoritative; he was dignified.
Thibaut Courtois was authoritative and imposing.
The book was authoritative, annotated, and heavily anecdotal in places.
He was always pretty nerdy but now he was authoritative.
His Grammar of the Persian Language (1771) was authoritative in the field for a long time.
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The words themselves are authoritative.
What is authoritative is the score.
Men are authoritative while women are shrill.
They are authoritative but gentle.
"He's authoritative, commanding and somewhat frightening".
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