auâ¢thorâ¢iâ¢taâ¢tive. 1. having the weight of authority; official. 2. substantiated or supported by evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: the authoritative edition. 3. having an air of or exercising authority; peremptory; dictatorial.
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