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authoritativeness|ɔːˈθɒrɪˌteɪtɪvnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being authoritative.
1659Cradock Knowl. & Pract. ii. v. (1673) 39 The Majesty of the Style, the Authoritativeness, and Godlike manner of speaking. 1861Geo. Eliot Silas M. 58 That self-possession and authoritativeness of voice and carriage which belonged to a man who thought of superiors as remote existences. |
